gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
reality; actuality; hard fact
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
refutation; rebuttal; retort
image; figure; figure; form; image
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
question; inquiry; enquiry
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
nether region; between the legs; groin; crotch
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to pass (of time); to elapse
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
brand items; brand-name goods
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring