(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
life or death; existence; destiny
which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
people; citizens; subjects; folk
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
time limit; time restriction
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
charming; fascinating; attractive
last days; the end; one's fate
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
to not be worthy of the reputation (e.g. restaurant, Diet member, etc.); to not be worth the name; to not deserve to be called
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
to search for; to seek for; to look for
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
(necessary) personnel; required person