increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
serious; not joking; straight
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp