to narrow; to reduce; to contract
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
this world; this life; world of the living
to be born; to come into this world
doctor's office; medical office; sickbay
prescription; formulation; formula; recipe
effectiveness; efficacy; efficaciousness
normalization (of a social problem, of a situation, etc.)
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to disappear; to cause to disappear; to get rid of; (of time) to pass; to while away
to smooth; to harmonize; to facilitate; to streamline
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to cut; to slit; to slash
miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
skin-side (of a fillet of fish)
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
waiting (e.g. at the stage door) for performers or celebrities to exit
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to come and go; to go back and forth
interpersonal; between individuals
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful