(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
all right (e.g. when guiding a driver); keep coming; OK
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
armed forces; military; troops
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
accomplishment; execution
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
sense of values; values; value system
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
thousands; several thousand
ordinary citizen; the general public
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of