gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
Shinbashi (section of Tokyo)
theatre; theater; playhouse
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
expression method; how to express oneself; phrasing
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
extremely disappointing; extremely frustrating; mortifying; vexing
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
dramatic production with parallel storylines focusing on different characters; multiprotagonist story, film, etc.
sympathy; empathy; response
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)