or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
to be found; to be discovered
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
way; method; means; resource; course
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
patterns of thinking; train of thought
as a child; when one was a child
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
going to and fro; back and forth
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league