step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
illustration (e.g. book); picture
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
virgin; innocent young woman
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
ukiyo-e; ukiyoe; Edo-period woodblock print
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
interference; intervention; meddling
power; authority; jurisdiction
piece; fragment; one (object)
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
outline; summary; argument
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder