stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
neurosis; nervous breakdown; mental problem; identity crisis; obsession
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
though; even if; whether ... or ...
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
cattleya (type of orchid)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
abuse; misuse; perversion
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to some extent; to a certain extent
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
side effect; adverse reaction
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
all; entire; whole; altogether
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause