(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
god of death; death deity; Death
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
being filled with; being full of; permeation
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
this for sure; certainly is
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
stirring; slight movement
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to pause; to have a short intermission
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch