gradually; slowly but steadily
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
to mind; to care; to worry
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
(enforced) confinement; internment; detention by legal force
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
dakuten; diacritic kana mark that turns an unvoiced consonant into a voiced consonant
vacant or unoccupied room
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
at a glance; at first sight
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
without eating or drinking
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
strength of a brushstroke
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
the body is honest; your body reveals what you really think (or want)
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
exemplar; model; example; pattern
person who poses a high risk
to affect adversely; to have a negative influence (on)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
misgovernment; misrule; bad government
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
basket; basketball; basket cloth
food; food products; foodstuffs