gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
Japanese (people, language, style)
debt collection; debt collector
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to like; to love; to be fond of
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
vibrator; vibe; feeling; vibes; vibraphone; vibration
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
ringtone; ring tone; ringback tone; ringing tone
to increase; to add to; to augment
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when