stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
myself; yourself; I; me; you
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to watch over; to watch attentively
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose