step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
face with no make-up; sobriety
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break
one's last journey; the journey to the other world; death
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
room for female servants; room where there are women; jail for women
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
explosion; rupture; break off