step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
Bismarck; Otto; Eduard; Leopold; von
Age of Discovery; Age of Exploration
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
ceremony to celebrate crossing the equator
custom; habit; customary practice
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
drama; theatre; theater; play
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
prayer (for something); supplication
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
reaching; attaining; arrival
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
pride; boast; credit (to)
empty gun; gun loaded with blanks; firing a blank
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
reading aloud; recitation
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to drive into the ground (e.g. car); to ride to death (e.g. horse)