to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
chief; main; principal; important
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to raise one's voice; to shout
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
fetal movement; movements of the fetus; quickening; signs (of); indications; stirrings
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
legend; folklore; tradition
directly under; falling perpendicularly
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
old body; aged person; elderly person
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
stealthily; secretly; in secret
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
opening of a scabbard; mouth of a sword sheath; style of shirt with carp-mouth shaped sleeves
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
foot-operated bellows; foot bellows; traditional Japanese clay furnace for smelting iron (operated with large foot bellows); Tatara furnace
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
refining; purification; careful manufacture
jeweler; (arch.) soap bubble vendor
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)