eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to this extent; to this degree; this much; this little
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
government worker; public servant; civil servant
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
married man or woman; housekeeping
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
increase in population; population growth
declaration; proclamation; announcement
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
to be transparent; to show through
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
one by one; one after another; successively
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
to listen intently; to focus on (music, speech, etc.)
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to attack; to assault; to assail
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
in the hospital; hospitalized
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on