(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
interview (e.g. for a job)
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to begin to walk; to set out
to face; to go towards; to head towards
have a good day; take care; see you
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
as before; as ever; as it was originally
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically