before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
progress; advance; improvement; development
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
pair; the two; both persons; both things
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
impulsive; emotional; straightforward; hot-headed; quick-tempered
decision; determination; resolution
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
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)
way out; means to escape; escape route
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
extent of (one's) foolishness; degree of stupidity
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
the front; honest; upright; decent
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
argument based on emotion; sentimental argument
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
average; ordinary; normal
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
home; household; family; hearth
single-mother household; fatherless family
separation; living separately; living apart
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
weird; disgusting; sickening
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money