gradual (destruction); progressive (dismantlement)
to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
-less; lacking; non-existing
even if ...; even supposing that ...
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to be covertly swapped; to be replaced (e.g. with a counterfeit)
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
mistake; error; discrepancy; discrepancy between one's actions and intentions
belonging; ascription; attribution; reversion; return; restoration
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
suspension bridge effect; phenomenon where someone in fear or surprise mistakes their physiological response as romantic arousal
suspension bridge; rope bridge
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
many; much; plenty; hardly
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to pretend; to act (as if)
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
undergrowth; weeds beneath a tree
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
performer; actor; actress; cast
garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality