| little by little |
ポツリポツリ;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)/EntL2003850X/
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済し崩し;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/EntL1295020X/
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徐々(P);徐徐;除々(iK);除除(iK) [じょじょ]
/(adv,adv-to,adj-no) (1) gradually/steadily/quietly/slowly/little by little/(adv) (2) soon/(P)/EntL1345600X/
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少し宛;少しづつ [すこしづつ]
/(exp) little by little/a little for each/gradually/EntL1886920X/
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少しずつ [すこしずつ]
/(adv) little by little/EntL1348880X/
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漸次 [ぜんじ]
/(adv,adj-no) gradually/slowly/little by little/incrementally/(P)/EntL1394650X/
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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)/EntL1394600X/
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追々;追追;追い追い [おいおい]
/(adv) gradually/by degrees/little by little/step by step/EntL2531700/
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点々;点点 [てんてん]
/(adv,adv-to) here and there/little by little/sporadically/scattered in drops/dot/spot/EntL1598460X/
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薄皮をはぐように [うすかわをはぐように]
/(exp) (variant of 薄紙を剥ぐように) little by little/slowly but surely/EntL2560100/
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薄紙を剥ぐように;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/EntL2121160/ |