gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
store interior; inside of a shop
who cares?; I don't give a damn; what does it matter?
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
mission; delegation; transmission
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
very; extremely; excessively
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to go to the bathroom; to go to the restroom; to excuse oneself
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to go past; to pass; to pass by
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit