[はつる, hatsuru] (v5r, vt) (1) to cut down little by little; (2) to take a percentage #19494
[ki-pubottoru] (n) 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 (wasei
[potsuripotsuri ; potsuripotsuri] (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)
[なしくずし, nashikuzushi] (n) (1) paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan; (adv) (2) gradual reduction; little by little
[じょじょ, jojo] (adv, adv-to, adj-no) (1) gradually; steadily; quietly; slowly; little by little; (adv) (2) soon; (P)
[すこしずつ, sukoshizutsu] (adv) little by little
[すこしづつ, sukoshidutsu] (exp) little by little; a little for each; gradually
[ようやく, youyaku] (adv) (1) (uk) finally; at last; (2) barely; narrowly; hardly; only just; (3) gradually; little by little; by degrees; (P)
[ぜんじ, zenji] (adv, adj-no) gradually; slowly; little by little; incrementally; (P)
[おいおい, oioi] (adv) gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
[てんてん, tenten] (adv, adv-to) here and there; little by little; sporadically; scattered in drops; dot; spot
[うすがみをはぐように, usugamiwohaguyouni] (exp) little by little (recovering after an illness); slowly but surely
[うすかわをはぐように, usukawawohaguyouni] (exp) (variant of 薄紙を剥ぐように) little by little; slowly but surely