gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
father and mother; parents
in that way; thus; so; so?
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
people; men and women; each person; everybody
myself; yourself; I; me; you
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to recall; to remember; to recollect
tenth day of the month; ten days
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
future (usually near); prospects
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
when looked at in that way
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
devotion; attachment; infatuation
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...