increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
noble; lofty; high-minded
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
good; goodness; right; virtue
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
idealistic thought (argument)
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
symbol; emblem; mental image; representation; idea
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to lend an ear to; to listen to
not yet known; unknown; strange
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
another thing; exception; special case
guess; speculation; supposition
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
function; facility; faculty; feature
normalcy; normality; normal
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)