slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
it is I who should say so
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
(period of) a year; during an era
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
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
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to begin to walk; to set out
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to shake; to sway; to waver
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)