gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
white background; blank; female virgin
rejection (of an application)
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
carefully made; carefully produced; quality product; product made with care
original story; original version; this volume
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
patching (up); cutting a part and pasting a new one (e.g. a shoji door); cut and paste
to do over; to remake; to resume
resolution (of a display, printer, scanner, etc.)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
ghee (held to be the greatest of all flavours); (fig.) the ultimate truth of Buddhism; (fig.) nirvana
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
first half of the game or match
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to go past; to pass; to pass by
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to stop walking; to pause
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know