step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
ward office; council (regional)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
beginning; commencement; first (one comes to); approaching; affability; approachability
chair; stool; post; office; position
close to the wall; alongside the wall
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
bent back; hunchback; stoop
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
critic; reviewer; commentator
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued