to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
gunshot; bullet; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy)
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
while; during (the time when)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation
a little bit; a little while
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to fight against; to oppose; to face
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
attendance (at school); going to school
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
as (for); for; in the capacity of
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent