praise; glorification; extolment
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual progression (oft. into an unwanted state); doing little by little; proceeding in a continual and vague fashion; gradually obscuring
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade someone or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
electricity; (electric) light
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
that's the way it is; such is life
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
one large ...; a great ...
to run about; to rush about
presumption; assumption; estimation
youthful; young; young-looking
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
declaration; statement; proclamation
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally