Results, little by little, slowly but surely

Partial results:

薄皮をはぐように【うすかわをはぐようにusukawawohaguyouni】

expression:

  • little by little; slowly but surely - variant of 薄紙を剥ぐように
薄紙を剥ぐように【うすがみをはぐようにusugamiwohaguyouni】薄紙をはぐように

expression:

  • little by little (recovering after an illness); slowly but surely
漸次☆【ぜんじzenji】漸時irr.

adverb / ~の noun:

  • gradually; slowly; little by little; incrementally
JLPTN3
徐々★【じょじょjojo】徐徐☆・除々irr.・除除irr.

adverb / ~と adverb / ~の noun:

  • gradually; steadily; quietly; slowly; little by little

adverb:

  • soon
ぼちぼちbochibochi・ボチボチBOCHIBOCHI Inflection

adverb / ~と adverb:

  • little-by-little; gradually; slowly; soon - onomatopoeia ➜ ぼつぼつ

adjectival noun:

  • not bad; passable; so-so - Kansai dialect
JLPTN1
ずるずるzuruzuru☆・ズルズルZURUZURU・づるづるzuruzuruobs. Inflection

adverb / ~と adverb:

  • (dragging a large or heavy item) slowly - onomatopoeia
  • (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; (drawing back) slowly; with a slither - onomatopoeia
  • on and on; while putting off; slovenly; interminably - onomatopoeia
  • with a slurp; with a sniffle - onomatopoeia

adjectival noun:

  • loose; lax; inconclusive; unresolved - onomatopoeia
JLPTN2
ようやくyouyaku☆《漸く》

adverb:

  • finally; at last
  • barely; narrowly; hardly; only just
  • gradually; little by little; by degrees

「そっかsokka」ウィリー’UIRIIはhaようやくyouyaku納得nattokuしたshita。 "Well, OK," Willie finally agreed.

９時ji２０分のno汽車kishaにniようやくyouyaku間に合ったmaniatta。 I barely made the 9:20 train.

ポツリポツリPOTSURIPOTSURI・ぽつりぽつりpotsuripotsuri

adverb / ~と adverb:

  • intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; by ones and twos - onomatopoeia
  • in drops (e.g. of rain) - onomatopoeia
少しずつ☆【すこしずつsukoshizutsu】少しづつ【すこしづつsukoshizutsu】少し宛old【すこしずつsukoshizutsu・すこしづつsukoshizutsu】

adverb:

  • little by little

彼kareはha少しずつsukoshizutsuよくyokuなっていますnatteimasu。 He is getting better bit by bit.

追々【おいおいoioi】追追・追い追い

adverb:

  • gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
JLPTN5
だんだんdandan☆《段々・段段》

adverb / ~と adverb:

  • gradually; by degrees; little by little; more and more; increasingly

noun:

  • steps; stairs; staircase; terrace

だんだんdandan暖かくatatakakuなりますnarimasu。 It will get warmer and warmer.

小刻み☆【こきざみkokizami】 Inflection

noun / adjectival noun:

  • mincing; chopping finely

adjectival noun / noun:

  • short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly)
  • gradual; bit by bit; little by little
ぽちぽちpochipochi

adverb / ~と adverb:

  • spattering; splotching - onomatopoeia
  • step-by-step; little-by-little - onomatopoeia
  • soon - onomatopoeia

noun:

  • dots
  • ditto mark
JLPTN2
点々【てんてんtenten】点点

adverb / ~と adverb:

  • here and there; little by little; sporadically; scattered in drops

noun:

  • dots; spots

地図chizu上jouのnoこのkono点々tentenはha何naniをwo表しているarawashiteiruのですnodesuかka。 What do these dots represent on the map?

済し崩し【なしくずしnashikuzushi】なし崩し

noun:

  • paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation)

adverb:

  • gradual reduction; little by little

今ima、政府seifuはhaなし崩しnashikuzushi的tekiにni憲法kenpou九条jouをwo拡大kakudai解釈kaishakuしshiてteいるiru。 The government is currently broadening the interpretation of article 9 of the Constitution by wearying it down little by little.

JLPTN1
ぼつぼつbotsubotsu

adverb / ~と adverb:

  • gradually; little by little; in a breezy manner - onomatopoeia

adverb:

  • soon; before long - onomatopoeia

adverb / ~と adverb:

  • here and there; scattered - onomatopoeia

noun:

  • spots; dots; pimples; rash - onomatopoeia
ちびちびchibichibi・ちびりちびりchibirichibiri

adverb / ~と adverb:

  • little by little; bit by bit; sparingly - onomatopoeia
ジワジワJIWAJIWA☆・じわじわjiwajiwa

adverb / ~と adverb:

  • slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit - onomatopoeia
  • slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out; seeping out - onomatopoeia
きつめkitsume《きつ目》 Inflection

~の noun / adjectival noun:

JLPTN2
小指☆【こゆびkoyubi】子指

noun:

  • little finger; pinky
  • little toe

小指koyubiがgaはれましたharemashita。 My little finger is swollen.

ちょっとずつchottozutsu

adverb:

JLPTN5
少し★【すこしsukoshi】寡し・些しold

adverb / noun:

  • small quantity; little; few; something
  • little while
  • short distance

子供kodomoにni少しsukoshi愛情aijouをwo注いでsosoide見mi給えtamae、するとsuruto君kimiにniおびただしいobitadashii愛情aijouがga戻ってくるmodottekuru。 Give a little love to a child, and you get a great deal back.

少しsukoshiテレビTEREBIをwo見てmiteもmoいいiiですかdesuka。 Would you mind if I watched TV for a while?

キープボットルKIIPUBOTTORU・キープ・ボットルKIIPU/BOTTORU

noun:

  • bottle of whiskey (whisky) that a bar customer buys, writes his name on, keeps on a shelf at the bar, and drinks little by little on successive visits - From English "keep bottle"
小倅【こせがれkosegare】小せがれ

noun:

  • one's son - humble language ➜ 倅
  • you little bastard; you little brat ➜ 倅
世事に疎い【せじにうといsejiniutoi】 Inflection

expression / adjective:

  • inexperienced; unrealistic; knowing but little of the world
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Kanji

小

ショウSHOU・ちいさいchii.sai・こ~ko ・お~o ・さ~sa

little; small

少

ショウSHOU・すくないsuku.nai・すこしsuko.shi

few; little

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