gradually; slowly but steadily
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
how many people; a number of people
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce
thin strips of kombu cooked in soy sauce, etc. then dried
stepwise; one step at a time
(length of one's) step; stride; pace
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
festival merrymaking; revelry
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
unforgivable; inexcusable; unpardonable
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to part left and right; to open out
build; physique; frame; constitution
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
(wheel) chock; scotch block; wheel stop; parking block
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
refreshing rain once in ten days
suited figure; person in a suit
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)