incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
cloth; tablecloth; wallpaper; wall fabric
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to differ a little (esp. of two or several versions)
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
quilt; bedspread; cover (for a kotatsu quilt); cloak; smock; second dyeing
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
illegal digging; illegal mining; grave robbing; tomb robbing
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
sinking into deep thought; sinking to the depths; contemplation
unintentionally; calmly; inadvertently; innocently
light; right; right field; right fielder
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
flute player; flutist; flautist; piper
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter