(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
reality; actuality; hard fact
already; now; no longer; not any more
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
deep emotion; strong feelings
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
troublesome; annoying; complicated
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
observation; survey; watching
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to shake; to sway; to waver
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
mistress; kept woman; concubine
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession