gradually; slowly; little by little; incrementally
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)
very great; enormous; serious
limited; limiting; restrictive
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
intensive; concentrated; focused
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
proposal; proposition; suggestion
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
event held the night before another event; eve (of a festival) (e.g. Christmas Eve)
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
guest member; associate member; honorary member
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
research material; experimental material
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
undesirable state brought about by (my) lack of virtue; feeling morally responsible; mea culpa
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
making a show of one's faults
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
direct control; direct supervision
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; agglutination
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
periodic; regular; routine
rest; relaxation; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)