beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
great speed; recklessly fast speed
expectation; anticipation; forecast
backstep (dancing, sports); set-back (motorcycle) footrests
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to dance; to perform dance steps
end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns; middle guard position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
(muscular) explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force; quick responsiveness; instantaneity
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
footwork; mobility; flexibility; adaptability
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case; compact car
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving one's legs forward without letting one's feet leave the ground
sign; indication; trace; touch; feeling of
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
will to fight; fighting spirit; morale
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to go through (e.g. a wall); to penetrate; to punch (a hole, pattern, etc.); to stamp out (e.g. a coin); to remove (partitions between rooms); to join (multiple rooms) into one
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to go to the next stage (after failing to reach a conclusion); to be carried over (e.g. to the next meeting); to go into (a run-off, overtime, extra innings, etc.)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
urban area; urban district
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root