occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
being startled; getting a shock
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
under the staircase; understairs
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
hostility; animosity; enmity
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
lower region; lower part; region below
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
use; utilization; utilisation; application