deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to some extent; to a certain extent
hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
fate; destiny; predestination
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
carving; engraving; sculpture
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
image; figure; figure; form; image
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
hair (on the head); (a) hair
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
fresco; mural; wall painting
single eye; one eye; single lens; simple eye; ocellus
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite