gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
to get between; to be caught in
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
contrary to one's expectations
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
daihinmin; daifugō; Japanese card game similar to President
to have a meal together; to sit at table
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
one eye; one of one's eyes
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to cease; to stop; to be over
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
eardrum; tympanic membrane
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
to go past; to pass; to pass by