increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
staying the night; lodging (at)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
considerably; greatly; a lot
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
global maximum; greatest value
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to chase; to run after; to pursue
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
Michel; Michele; Michele; Michelle
older sister and younger brother
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
strong interaction; strong force
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness