step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
line; queue; procession; matrix
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
head start; initiative; preemption
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
one-on-one fighting sport (without weapons); combat sport; martial art
holder of a dan rank; dan player (in go or shogi); black belt (in martial arts)
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
good at business; having a good head for business; good businessman; shrewd salesman
mellow (flavor or fragrance; esp. of alcohol); rich; full-bodied; superior
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to hide; to keep to oneself
having plenty (of something); having all one needs
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
aesthetic sense; sense of beauty; eye for the beautiful
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
Japanese name (esp. for a plant or animal)
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
January; first month of the lunar calendar
change of job; change of occupation; career change
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)