gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
case (of a machine, computer, etc.); casing; housing; enclosure; cabinet; chassis
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
related to the teachings of Buddha; able to be saved by Buddha; related; relevant
book with the look and layout of a magazine
book of pictures (paintings, drawings, etc.); collection of pictures
firm adherence to one's principles; chastity (of a woman)
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
extreme masochist; very masochistic
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
complimentary copy of a book
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
extremely familiar; very well-acquainted
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
male homosexuality; bill of lading; BL
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
archery ceremony; ceremony related to archery