to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
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
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
any more; any further; any better; any longer
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
(some) more; even more; longer; further
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
and yet; though; when; in spite of
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid