stage;  step;  level;  rank;  order;  stairs
 formation;  molding;  making up;  repair (e.g. plastic surgery);  replacement;  -plasty
 to be conceivable that;  to be thinkable that
 approximately;  about;  promise;  appointment;  shortening;  reduction
 in front (of);  before (e.g. a building);  before;  earlier;  (the) front;  frontal part;  forward
 former;  previous;  old;  first move (in go, shogi, etc.);  opening move
 smallness;  small item;  short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days);  elementary school;  smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name);  inferior;  younger (of two people with the same name)
 to continue;  to last;  to continue (without a break);  to be unbroken;  to occur again and again;  to lead to;  to connect to
 furthermore;  again;  after all;  more and more;  moreover;  even more
 (approximate) time;  around;  suitable time (or condition);  time of year;  season
 millennium;  one thousand years; (fig.) long time
 eruption;  volcanic eruption
 to fall and pile up (e.g. snow);  to lie thick
 little less than;  slightly fewer than;  just under;  weakness;  the weak
 growth;  development;  growing up;  growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
 riches;  wealth;  resources;  lottery
 man (esp. one who is well-respected);  samurai;  person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed);  member
 in addition;  furthermore;  above (which);  on top of (which)
 to cover;  to hide;  to conceal;  to wrap;  to disguise
 new;  neo-;  newness;  novelty;  Gregorian calendar;  Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
 debris avalanche (of a volcano);  collapse of volcanic edifice;  sector collapse
 various;  varied;  diverse;  all sorts of
 to cause;  to induce;  to bring about;  to pull upright;  to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
 outward appearance;  exterior appearance;  outward show;  looks
 to be called ...;  to be referred to as ...
 grace;  refinement;  elegance;  daintiness
 from long ago;  from old times;  from time immemorial
 even if ...;  even supposing that ...;  also as ...;  also for ...;  also from the position of ...
 to revere;  to respect;  to worship
 century;  era;  of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
 to appease;  to suppress;  to calm
 foot (of a mountain or hill);  bottom;  base
 mountain;  hill;  mine (e.g. coal mine);  heap;  pile;  crown (of a hat);  thread (of a screw)