to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
this and that; all kinds of things; one thing and another
both (people); the two of them
wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
bookbinding; binding (a book)
inside; interior; inner part
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
something; some kind of; for some reason
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
title deed; certificate of title
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
pantsuit; pant suit; trouser suit
editor (in publishing, etc.)
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
head (of an office, laboratory, etc.); chief
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to run up to; to rush over
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
worried look; concerned expression
pot holder; oven glove; oven mitt
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge