to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
to grow taller (of people)
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
feminine; womanly; female
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
that day; the very same day
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
hegemony; leadership; initiative
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
way; method; means; resource; course
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
bringing; taking; carrying
(short) rest; breather; break
for some (unspecified) reason
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
hills and fields; hill and dale
to run around; to bustle about
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
connection; linking; linkage; link
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time