to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
leaving the front line; retiring from the game; deserting the battle
stepwise; one step at a time
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
without touching; no touching; not participating in; not being concerned by; without being involved in
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
not limited to; not just ...
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
can't help worrying; besides myself with worry
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
about; concerning; as to; regarding
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
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
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
keeping things tidy and in order