to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
curious; strange; unusual
day by day; every day; by the day
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
to care for someone; to look after someone
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
fifth day of the month; five days
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
having consent (e.g. to do something); having (someone's) assent
gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering
to anticipate; to foresee
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
jealousy; roasted rice cake
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
small hill; low hill; hillock
wintertime; winter season
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
summertime; summer season
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to be pleasure to the eye; to delight the eye; to please the eye; to feast one's eyes on