strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)
soul; spirit; divine spirit
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
light makeup; light covering of snow; dusting of snow
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
infancy; childhood; tender age
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
one large ...; a great ...
I don't give a damn; that's got nothing to do with me
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
to take over; to obtain by transfer; to inherit; to buy; to purchase
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
to be contented; to be at ease
hostility; antagonism; opposition
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
the heavens; the skies; heaven; deva realm; ascending to heaven; death
to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on
fixed; obvious; commonplace