person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
nth period (e.g. nth class in school day)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
man; male; masculine gender
tone (of voice); manner of talking
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
nature; property; disposition
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
I see; that's right; indeed
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other