| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| 高まる | たかまる | I〔高くなる〕get higher II〔程度を増す〕heighten; rise |
| この作品のおかげで彼の名声は高まった This work has heightened [enhanced] his reputation. 彼の悪評は高まるばかりだった His reputation kept getting worse. 新政府を求める声は日ましに高まった Cries for a new government became louder day by day. 石油株に投資家の関心が高まっている Investors are growing more and more interested in oil shares. 国中に民主化の気運が高まっている There is 「a growing [an increasing] tendency toward democratization throughout the country. |