slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
on the occasion of; at the time of; when; during
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
physical strength; muscle strength
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)