stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to face; to go towards; to head towards
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to be beneficial to; to be efficacious
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
surely; certainly; without doubt
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
for the first time in one's life
the opposite sex; isomerism
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
difficult to ...; hard to ...
how long; how far; how much
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
(period of) a year; during an era
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
public telephone; pay phone
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
society; the world; the times