gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
unheard-of; unprecedented
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
translator (device, program); translation machine
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
for example; for instance; e.g.
succession to headship of a family
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
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energy; military strength
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
source of worry; source of distress
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
common foot soldier (feudal Japan); samurai of the lowest rank
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
at that time; in those days
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)