(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
corridor; hallway; passageway
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
rather; better; instead; if anything
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
rare (or peculiar) animal
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group; rich person
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
retainer; attendant; escort
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
sunlight; rays of the Sun
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say