to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to increase; to add to; to augment
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
buffet; self-service meal
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
consideration; taking into account
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
preference; priority; precedence
to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
beforehand; in advance; previously
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
to make an appeal; to urge
rather; sooner; preferably
getting or keeping acquainted with; keeping or establishing useful contacts
intelligence gathering; information gathering
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
proposal; proposition; suggestion
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk