dish towel; tea towel; dishcloth
gradually; slowly but steadily
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
to collect information; to gather knowledge
legal force; legally binding force; compelling power; compelling force
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to distribute; to hand out
as you are aware; as you know
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual progression (oft. into an unwanted state); doing little by little; proceeding in a continual and vague fashion; gradually obscuring
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
to carry over (an issue, decision, work, etc.); to carry forward; to put off; to postpone; to defer
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
absentmindedness; preoccupation; setting one's mind at ease; ceasing to worry; (arch.) loss of one's moral sense; (arch.) straying from virtue
to fall ill; to be taken ill
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
to be nearing death; to be dying
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
intelligence; genius; scholarship; virtue
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
various countries; various regions; various provinces
worldly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)