step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
in order; sequential; seriatim
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
grasp; catch; understanding
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)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
moisture; humidity; dampness
direct sunlight; direct rays of the sun
depository; storage area; storage location; storage site
cooperation; collaboration
to set somebody to work in an arrogant fashion; to push somebody around; (lit.) to indicate by pointing one's chin; to chatter; to jaw; to jabber
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to drive (a car) around; to ride (a bicycle) around
tank (military vehicle); chariot
armory; armoury; ordnance department
risky; dangerous; insecure
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
anything and everything; just about everything
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order