to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
button (clothing); push-button
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
latch; clasp; catch; check; fastener
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
hook (esp. for clothing); hook and eye; snap fastener; press stud; hock (white wine)
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
in the same way as; just like
both; both sides; both parties
to push aside; to brush aside
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to pause; to have a short intermission
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
pleasure; delight; enjoyment
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill