Shirabe
Common suffix
English jmdict
1
suffix word usually written using kana alone apiece;each
We will have to consider each application on a case-by-case basis.
2
suffix word usually written using kana alone at a time;piecemeal
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English jmdict
1
adverb (fukushi) little by little;bit by bit
He is getting better bit by bit.
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