decrease; reduction; decline
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
story; tale; talk; discussion
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
temporary closure (of a shop, etc.); extra holiday; special holiday
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to be sloppy; to be lazy; to be worn out; to be exhausted; to be worn out (e.g. equipment); to have stopped working
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
gentle; mild; meek; tender
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
physical condition; state of health
eating; bite (in fishing)
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought