gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to attack and overthrow; to utterly destroy
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than
I see; that's right; indeed
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
go that far; to that extent
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
ruler; monarch; sovereign
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute