at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to look away; to avert one's eyes
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
by myself; in person; by oneself
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
and yet; though; when; in spite of
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
young person; youth; young