to increase; to add to; to augment
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
way; method; means; resource; course
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
by myself; in person; by oneself
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
rearrangement; reallocation; realignment; relocation
to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
future; possible; potential; prospective
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
I see; that's right; indeed
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
adds force or indicates command
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
go that far; to that extent
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
black joke; black comedy; morbid humor
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
real life; actual life; everyday life
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
in this way; thus; such; uh...