Steep Gradient
This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Welcome to Japan, Group 572, Puzzle 3 (Shaved Ice).
Question is: Steep Gradient
and the answer is: INCLINE
Word Meaning:
INCLINE — (transitive) To bend or move (something) out of a given plane or direction, often the horizontal or vertical.
Definitions from Wiktionary.