increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
speech; expression; wording; language
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
choices; alternatives; options
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
in the morning; during the morning