gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
nothing but; except; no more than
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
to live; to make a living; to get on with
of course; certainly; naturally
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
female friend; woman friend
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
society; the world; the times
probability; likelihood; chances
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
time; hour; period; class
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
is that so?; I see; right; oh
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted