gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
those (near the second person)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
group; bunch; crowd; group
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to reduce (one's) speed; to slow down (driving, cycling, etc.)
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
to face; to go towards; to head towards
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
detour; circumvention; turning movement
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to live; to reside; to inhabit