measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; modding
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
tremendous; rapid; dramatic
progress; advance; improvement; development
to finger; to play with; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
looks; features; (personal) appearance
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to (be able to) agree (with); to be able to accept; to find acceptable; to be convinced; to understand
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
disgusting; sickening; revolting; nauseating
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
waste land; wilderness; moor; field; plain
Tenshō era (1573.7.28-1592.12.8)
concreteness; embodiment; expressing concretely