gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
comparatively; relatively
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
inner moat; moat within the castle walls
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
early (days); initial stage; initial
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
front entrance; front door
earthen walls (of fortification); earthwork; embankment
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
along; parallel to; in accordance with
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
not caring; not giving a damn
great speed; recklessly fast speed
at first; in the beginning; originally
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking