gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to be embarrassed; to lose face
just because; even if; even though
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
belief; faith; conviction
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
arrival of goods; goods received
functional beauty; beauty of function; simplicity and elegance of design
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
of no interest; not interested
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
curious; strange; unusual
difference; variation; difference
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect