little by little; bit by bit
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to throw away; to abandon
at least; at most; (even) just
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
door; gate; opening; title page
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
don't you think?; indicates question
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
seashore; coast; seaside; waterfront; beach
instant; moment; for an instant
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start