pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
student in a lower grade; underclassman
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
everything; anything; nothing
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
voluntary restraints; self-limitation
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
Japanese spirea (Spiraea Japonica); meadowsweet; Shimotsuke (former province located in present-day Tochigi Prefecture)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
ball game (e.g. baseball, tennis, soccer)
(necessary) personnel; required person
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
hostility; antagonism; opposition