gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to stop walking; to pause
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
chivalrous spirit; heroic defence of the weak; chivalrous man; ruffian who acts under the pretence of chivalry
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
following the lead (of); playing second fiddle (to); follower
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
disorder; disturbance; unrest
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
parasol (esp. one that is secured to the ground); sunshade; (beach) umbrella
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
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 possible (in terms of time, money, etc.); to be able (to do); to fit (schedule, budget)
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to lower (a price, tax, standard, etc.); to bring down; to demote; to withdraw (a proposal, request, etc.); to abandon; to withdraw (troops, etc.)
whispering into a person's ear
one bow; one salute; one greeting