gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
river; stream; River; the ... river
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
form; shape; figure; visage
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
while; during; while; although; all; both
good feeling; feeling good
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
for example; for instance; e.g.
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
duty; obligation; responsibility
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
than; from; out of; except; but; more
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)