gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
to scatter away; to vanish
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
loss; defeat; counter for losses
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
outside of; not covered by
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
good humour (humor); good mood
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
failure is the mother of success
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
instead; but (on the other hand)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
transactions; dealings; business
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
fourth day of the month; four days
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
hegemony; leadership; initiative
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for