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なし崩し [なしくずし] /(n) (1) paying back in installments (instalments)/amortization plan/(adv) (2) gradual reduction/little by little/ ------- ぽつりぽつり /(adv,adv-to) (1) (on-mim) intermittently/bit by bit/little by little/by ones and twos/(2) (on-mim) in drops (e.g. of rain)/ ------- ポツリポツリ /(adv,adv-to) (1) (on-mim) intermittently/bit by bit/little by little/by ones and twos/(2) (on-mim) in drops (e.g. of rain)/ ------- 済し崩し [なしくずし] /(n) (1) paying back in installments (instalments)/amortization plan/(adv) (2) gradual reduction/little by little/ ------- 除々 [じょじょ] /(iK) (adv,adv-to,adj-no) (1) gradually/steadily/quietly/slowly/little by little/(adv) (2) soon/ ------- 徐徐 [じょじょ] /(adv,adv-to,adj-no) (1) gradually/steadily/quietly/slowly/little by little/(adv) (2) soon/ ------- 除除 [じょじょ] /(iK) (adv,adv-to,adj-no) (1) gradually/steadily/quietly/slowly/little by little/(adv) (2) soon/ ------- 徐々 [じょじょ] /(adv,adv-to,adj-no) (1) gradually/steadily/quietly/slowly/little by little/(adv) (2) soon/(P)/ ------- 少しづつ [すこしづつ] /(exp) little by little/a little for each/gradually/ ------- 少し宛 [すこしづつ] /(exp) little by little/a little for each/gradually/ ------- 少しずつ [すこしずつ] /(adv) little by little/ ------- 漸く [ようやく] /(adv) (1) (uk) finally/at last/(2) barely/narrowly/hardly/only just/(3) gradually/little by little/by degrees/(P)/ ------- 漸次 [ぜんじ] /(adv,adj-no) gradually/slowly/little by little/incrementally/(P)/ ------- 追い追い [おいおい] /(adv) gradually/by degrees/little by little/step by step/ ------- 追々 [おいおい] /(adv) gradually/by degrees/little by little/step by step/ ------- 追追 [おいおい] /(adv) gradually/by degrees/little by little/step by step/ ------- 点々 [てんてん] /(adv,adv-to) here and there/little by little/sporadically/scattered in drops/dot/spot/ ------- 点点 [てんてん] /(adv,adv-to) here and there/little by little/sporadically/scattered in drops/dot/spot/ ------- 薄紙をはぐように [うすがみをはぐように] /(exp) little by little (recovering after an illness)/slowly but surely/ ------- 薄皮をはぐように [うすかわをはぐように] /(exp) little by little/slowly but surely/ ------- 薄紙を剥ぐように [うすがみをはぐように] /(exp) little by little (recovering after an illness)/slowly but surely/ |