to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
decision; judgment; resolution
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
restlessly; in continuous motion
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
ridiculous; absurd; silly; laughable
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
miraculous medicine; miracle drug; wonder drug
decoration; ornament; trimmings
opening line; opening line of a (Chinese) poem
densely covered in thick hair; hairy; fuzzy
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
resolute; determined; bold
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
gun; pistol; tiddlywinks; marbles; repellence
cast; mold; mould; forming; shaping; fashioning
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
firmly (grasped); latched onto; locked onto
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
daybreak; dawn; gray of the morning (grey); dawn (of a new age)