reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
to disappear (gradually); to be vanishing; to fade away; to go out of sight; to die out
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
infuriating; extremely irritating; galling; vexing
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
among these; between these; of these
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to join forces with; to cooperate with
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to become pale; to turn pale
to steal; to rob; to take away
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
jingling; (sound of) many people clapping together; healthy; robust; concluding successfully; (arch.) boiling (of water)
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
glorious achievement; distinguished service
birth (of a saint, monarch, etc.); nativity
great person; eminent figure
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty