gradually; slowly but steadily
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
light; easy; non-serious; minor
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
one grade; first-class; primary
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
wigless head; head of natural hair; intelligence; comprehension; smarts
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to tighten; to press hard
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
just one person; only one
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
person of high rank or position
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
handshake event; handshake session; event where it is possible to shake hands with a celebrity, sportsperson, pop star, etc.
to chase; to run after; to pursue
unmarried; not yet married