gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
base of the tongue; root of the tongue
one hundred-thousandth; sudden; abrupt; unexpected
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to creep about; to crawl around
Latin-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
gradually; slowly but steadily
addition and deletion; taking out and putting in; plugging and unplugging; making do; getting by; managing
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
to call each other; to call out to one another
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.