strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
one's own work; making by oneself
miraculous medicine; miracle drug; wonder drug
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
each house; every house; many houses
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
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
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
boundless; limitless; vast; broad
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)