gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
at first; in the beginning; originally
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
reality; actuality; hard fact
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
it's no joke; gimme a break!
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
purplish; purply; tinged with purple
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
outside one's jurisdiction
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
chance of going out; opportunity (to succeed); musical accompaniment for an actor going on stage
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
gem; jewel; precious stone
that is to say; so that means