step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
goodbye; farewell; so long
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to hold one's life dear; to be reluctant to die
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
as good as dead; might as well be dead; more dead than alive
voice guidance; voice guide; audio guide; spoken instructions
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
first month of the lunar calendar; January
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to be conspicuous; to stand out
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
ill will; malice; evil intent
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to have a talk; to tell a story