gradually; day by day; every day; each day
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
serious look (on one's face); straight face
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to collect information; to gather knowledge
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
discarding; firing (an employee)
school for training bachelor girls in homemaking arts; (a type of) finishing school
virginity; maidenhood; maidenhead
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
boastful speech; bragging
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
anger; resentment; indignation; chagrin; irritation
American soldier; US serviceman; US servicewoman
to forget one's troubles by doing something enjoyable
sense of relief; feeling of relief
admirable; charming; nostalgic; curious; eager to know (or see, experience, etc.)
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
(judo) foot technique; footwork