gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
another thing; other things; another man's property
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
periodic; regular; routine
publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
(social) class; rank; grade
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization
article; news story; report; account
reading matter; reading material
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to attract public attention; to create a stir; to arouse interest
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to be smeared; to be covered
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
tedious; boring; being fed up with
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)