gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
such; like that; that sort of; very
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
in that way; thus; so; so?
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
danger; peril; hazard; risk
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
please (give me); please (do for me)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
clop clop; rumble rumble; sound of something being boiled