(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to summon courage; to be brave
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
myself; yourself; I; me; you
I see; that's right; indeed
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
student (esp. a university student)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
finding employment; getting a job
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
in one's own way or style
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
adds force or indicates command
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement