end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
here and there; everywhere
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to telephone; to make a phone call
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
pain and itching; mental anguish; unhealthy emotions
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
discovery; detection; finding
to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
displeasure; ill humour; ill humor; pique
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
ability; performance; efficiency
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming