little by little; bit by bit
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
rewriting; rewrite; fair copy
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
box; container; box (in a theatre); booth (in a restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (e.g. batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin)
to take precautions; to set a guard against attack
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
commencing with; including
library; book collection; paperback book
on the occasion of; at the time of
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with
next volume (of a book, comic, etc.)
highlight (e.g. of match)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
firm; strong; solid; stable
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
Her Majesty the Queen; mistress (in S&M); dominatrix
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)