to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
weekly publication; weekly magazine
to be conspicuous; to stand out
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to rant and rave; to raise hell
human-interest article; page-three news; police news
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
sympathy; compassion; pity
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
determination; resolution
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
rather; better; instead; if anything
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
established; existing; accomplished; accepted; completed
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions