slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
top of the head; crown of the head
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
limbs; arms and legs; body
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
to achieve enlightenment; to attain enlightenment
to betray a secret; to reveal a secret
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
turmoil; chaos; confusion
a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); nuisance; something in the way
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
armed might; military power; the sword; force
oppression; suppression; pressure
democratic nation; democratic country
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
capable of anything; liable to do
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
left breast; left side of the chest
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
percussion hammer; firing hammer; cocking piece
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship