increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
far away in the distance; in the far distance
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
acceleration; speeding up
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
surface of the earth; ground surface
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
thickness; profundity; depth; thickness; strong and tight group or wall of stones
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
feeling of loneliness; feeling of desolation
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
half the body; half length
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
lightly; easily; carelessly
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
veil of darkness; curtain of night
to exercise one's authority as a (noun); to act as a (noun)
faint memory; vague memory; dim memory; vague recollection