to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to shine in (light); to illuminate
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
to be to the point; to be pertinent
looks; personal appearance; features
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
very young; little; childish; immature
to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about