(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)
sooner or later; in due time; in due course
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
for this very reason; that is exactly why
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
because of; owing to; due to
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
martial arts stadium; (Nippon) Budokan (indoor arena in Tokyo)
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pass (of time); to elapse
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
does not; can not; will not
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
living; lifestyle; living room
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
entertainment; amusement; fun
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)