increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
that's the way it is; such is life
I don't need it; I don't want it
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to flare up; to burst into flames
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to move; to put elsewhere; to tidy; to put in order
breathing of a sleeping person
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below