increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to say no more; to sink into silence
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
place; room; margin; scope
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
eyes and ears; seeing and hearing; one's attention; one's interest
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
to mount (animal behaviour); to assert dominance
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to put into effect; to put into practice
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
withdrawal; revocation; repeal; demolition; removal
nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos); Nightingale, Florence (1820-1910)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow