gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
is something that; is that which
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
being too late; losing one's final chance
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
shiba inu (dog breed); shiba; brushwood dog
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
avalanche; snowslide; avalanche; avalanche jōseki
mass; quality and quantity
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
going feral (of a species); reverting to wild; escape
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
laboratory animal; experimental animal
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise