needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
inside; interior; inner part
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
to be strangled; to be constricted
split; division; break up
to wail; to bawl; to cry loudly; to shout (while crying)
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
analog clock; analog watch
exhibition of pictures; painting exhibition; art exhibition
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
stairs; stairway; staircase
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
stepwise; one step at a time
to trample; to crush underfoot
wide (esp. of clothing); broad
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
ten; 10; ten years of age
to need; to demand; to take; to require
to be constricted; to tighten (in the middle); to narrow
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
in the meanwhile; during the time
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
engraver; carver; sculptor