slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
stale; hackneyed; clichéd
obsolescence; becoming obsolete (of a product, etc.)
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
subsidy; grant; subvention
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; solecistic; non-standard; irregular
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
many; numerous; various; large number of
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
right to choose; a say; option
private citizen; civilian
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; trivial (e.g. scheme); transparent; trifling (e.g. matter)
to lose one's senses (over); to be out of one's mind (over); to be completely captivated (by); to be smitten; to be engrossed (in)
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...