gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
someone who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
moving; touching; stirring
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
new student; freshman; first-year student
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
distinction; differentiation; classification
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
lumping together (things or people); treating (everyone) alike; handling indiscriminately; making sweeping generalizations; dealing with (various things) under one head