gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
teacher's cane; teacher's pointer
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
pleased to make your acquaintance
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
ladylike; in the manner of a lady
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
one's common name; one's popular name; alias; house name
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
explanation; interpretation
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to spread; to be propagated
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
sticky; gluey; gummy; stickiness; something sticky
suffix for familiar person
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
senior; elder; person older than oneself
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
female high-school student
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
color scheme; colour scheme
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead