slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
to bite off; to gnaw through
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
night soil; muck; filth; dirt
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
to give off (a smell, scent, aroma); to smell of; to perfume (a room, etc.); to hint at; to suggest; to insinuate
declaration; proclamation; announcement
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
toying with; playing with; making a plaything of (someone); treating as a plaything; trifling with
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
impression of the teeth; tooth mold (mould); tooth mark; teeth marks
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
tottering; staggering; reeling
minimum; at the very least
to tinker with; to fumble with; to fiddle with; to twiddle
willpower; energy; vitality
welling of water; spring water; spring
kind; courteous; intimate; (arch.) becoming intimate; (arch.) having an intimate relationship (sometimes esp. a homosexual relationship)
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
stale; hackneyed; clichéd
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail