gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to take a picture; to take a photo
steel; steal (baseball, basketball)
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to complete decisively; to do to completion
the place for; the time for; the level of
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
tone (of voice); manner of talking
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
Japan and the Philippines; Japanese-Filipino
sick person; patient; invalid
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)