to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
hiding one's embarrassment
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
because of; owing to; due to
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
one's every action; every single move
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to attack; to assault; to assail
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand