to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
sharp increase; sudden rise
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
too much; excessively; too
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
as you see; as you can see
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
surely; certainly; without doubt
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
several years; a few years
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to be prolonged; to drag on
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
decoration; ornament; trimmings
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
(wet) compress; poultice; fomentation
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
as a child; when one was a child