step; stride; counter for steps
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
destination (one is heading towards); goal
senior high school; high school
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
successive generations; successive emperors
dragon god; dragon king; naga
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to push into; to stuff into; to be enthusiastic (about); to be crazy (about); to get excited; to be stirred up
peerless; unequaled; unequalled
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
to talk; to chat; to chatter
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
bad feeling; cares; ill feeling; grudge; sense of discomfort; discontent
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
rival; competitor; competition
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
Macartney; McCartney; McCourtney
living together; coexistence
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
frank; candid; frankfurter; frank
feeling; sense; impression
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing