little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
to take a breath; to take a short rest
whatever brought that on?
level ground; plain; flatland
in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
urgent; requiring quick (response)
Japanese hare (Lepus brachyurus); wild rabbit
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
to be bewitched by a fox; to be confused
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
to wrap up; to pack; to do up; to cover with; to dress in
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
pitch dark; total darkness
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
late at night; small hours of the morning
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to serve; to work for; to attend
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
destination; place one stays during a trip
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
calls and sounds made by insects
to break the silence; to break one's silence
perpetual youth and longevity
vagrancy; vagabondage; wander around
to become decrepit and ugly with age
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
to knock down; to send flying