(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
memory; sense; experience
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
break (in the weather, esp. rain or snow); interval of clear weather; patch of blue sky; (arch.) period of serenity
offense; offence; crime; guilt; punishment
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to draw the line; to set a boundary; to make a clear distinction
victim; injured party; sufferer
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
second-year student; biennial
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
student (esp. a university student)
time; season; period; phase; stage
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to feel; to sense; to experience
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
to be on edge; to get nervous; to feel tense