to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
don't worry about it; forget about it
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
journal; magazine; periodical
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust somebody's civility; to give up (on someone)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
back street; back alley; off-street
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
hole; hollow; pothole (road, pavement, etc.)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with vegetables
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry