decrease; reduction; decline
when it becomes; when it comes to
isolation; being alone; being friendless
innumerable; countless; numberless
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
to cover fully; to wrap around
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
how long; how far; how much
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
four (long cylindrical things)
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
this world; this life; world of the living
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of