wherein; therein; thereinto
every year; yearly; annually
almost; roughly; approximately
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
a few years ago; some years back
decrease; reduction; decline
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
thought; consideration; thinking
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since