(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
to gain; to earn (for oneself); to win
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
not having had enough to drink (esp. alcohol)
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
one's way (ahead); one's path
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
rustling sound; rummaging sound
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
mask-wearing; wearing a (surgical) mask
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
suspicious character (person, figure)
the place for; the time for; the level of
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
misrepresentation; false statement
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
delivery; dispatch; despatch; service of process
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift