calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
consecutive; continuous; successive
discontinuous; discontinuous
walking over stepping stones; following the stepping stones
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
is something that; is that which
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh)
perforation; punching; boring; drilling
spontaneous discharge; sudden outburst; accidental gun discharge
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
pity; sorrow; grief; misery
enlightenment; spiritual awakening; reaching one's peak (as a performer, etc.); reaching the highest echelons; gaining eyesight; restoring eyesight
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
society; the world; the times
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
pride; dignity; self-respect