gradually; slowly but steadily
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
pip (spot on a die); small cube (esp. of food); die; dice
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to make a vow; to take an oath
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
double suicide; lovers' suicide
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
unintentionally; calmly; inadvertently; innocently
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears