gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
honorific affix; honorific prefix
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
how long; how far; how much
how long; how far; how much
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
self-consciousness; self-awareness
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
rationality; reasonableness
murder; killing; murderer
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
bump (e.g. on forehead); lump; protuberance; swelling
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
sunlight filtering through trees
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
thorough; exhaustive; complete