gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
society; the world; the times
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
reincarnation; rebirth; transmigration; metempsychosis
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
contradiction; inconsistency
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
naturally; of course; understandably
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
antiquity; the previous era
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
virile; tough; masculine; sharp (features, look, etc.); fierce; dauntless
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing