close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to become better; to improve
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
spine (of book); binding (of book)
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
living thing; organism; creature; biology
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
extremely spicy; fiery hot; extremely harsh (criticism, review, etc.); scathing
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
glycosuria; glucosuria; urine sugar
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
kitchen; financial situation
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
offensive smell; off-flavor; off-flavour
peace preservation; security; safety