to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
income; receipts; revenue
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to strain every nerve; to feel nervous
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
for the present; for the time being; at present; in the meantime
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to hide; to conceal oneself
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
han; fan; unit that doubles the score of a hand
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
only; merely; but; no more than
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
boarding house; school dormitory
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
unable to speak; inarticulate; mute; speechless; tongue-tied
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting