lower reaches (of a river);  bottom;  lower part;  lower half (of the body, esp. the privates);  feces (faeces);  end
 human being;  human;  person;  character (of a person)
 tree;  shrub;  bush;  wood;  timber
 light;  well-lit;  bright (of a colour);  brightly-coloured;  cheerful;  bright;  encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
 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
 root (of a plant);  root (of a tooth, hair, etc.);  center (of a pimple, etc.);  root (of all evil, etc.);  source;  one's true nature
 increasingly;  more and more;  decreasingly (when declining);  less and less
 powerful;  strong;  forceful;  reassuring;  encouraging
 earth;  ground;  place;  territory;  bottom (of a package, book, etc.);  earth (one of the five elements)
 below;  down;  bottom;  beneath;  underneath;  just after;  right after
 evil;  wickedness;  (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.);  the bad guy
 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
 Zarathustra;  Zarathushtra;  Zoroaster
 first;  foremost;  most important;  best;  greatest;  above all
 department (in an organization);  division;  club;  part;  component;  category
 surface of the earth;  ground surface
 neighborhood;  vicinity;  environs;  approaching
 environment;  circumstance
 adaptation;  accommodation;  conformity
 kind;  sort;  type;  similar example;  parallel;  the like
 by means of;  due to;  because of;  according to
 under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of);  during (war, occupation, etc.)
 sedimentation;  subsidence;  precipitation;  sinking;  settling;  submerging
 20 years old; (arch.)  twenty
 till;  to;  concerning (an area of expertise);  swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
 rejoicing;  glorification;  exultation;  celebration;  enjoyment;  singing praises
 urban area;  metropolitan area;  metropolitan region
 Kanto;  region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures;  Kanto;  north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
 to sink;  to go under;  to go down (e.g. sun);  to set;  to feel depressed;  to become subdued
 even more;  still more;  further
 magnification;  enlargement;  expansion;  amplification
 to defend against;  to protect against;  to prevent;  to avert;  to avoid