gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
woman; female; feminine gender
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
difference; variation; difference
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to move (house); to change residence
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
senior high school; high school
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
the breakup (dispersal) of a family
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
even though; despite; when
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to be silent; to say nothing
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to be needed; to be wanted