point in common; common feature
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
just; exactly; precisely; perfectly; sharp
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to appear all together; to be all present
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
good feeling; feeling good
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
essence; true nature; substance; reality
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to get between; to be caught in
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to form a group; to form a bunch
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
with this I (formal); by this I (formal)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.