(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to die; to lay down life's burden
to be smeared; to be covered
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
walking briskly; determinedly
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
intention; plan; purpose; belief; assumption; thought
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
shod feet; wearing shoes; muddy feet; dirty feet
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
increase in interest rates
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly