older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
so; therefore; and; (and) then
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
dizzyingly; with one's head swimming
chemical reaction; generation of an unexpected result from combining things
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
almost every day; almost daily
kind deed; (a) kindness; helping others; helping someone
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
bungee jumping; bungee jump
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
job application form; employee satisfaction
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
temporary; transitory; short-lived
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to lead a life; to live a life
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
hanging in midair; suspended in midair; midair stunt; aerial stunt
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to rise gradually; to rise slowly; to come up from below the stage (by being lifted up on the stage elevator)