to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to feel inferior; to feel small
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
due form; official; formality
total hours spent working
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
technical skill; ability; capacity
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
outside order; outsourcing; custom (manufacture)
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
beginning; outset; first; onset
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
surroundings; environs; circumference
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
communication skills; communication ability
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to be kind to; to treat kindly
health; healthy; sound; fit
(Meiji era) official responsible for court ceremonies
good feeling; feeling good
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!