(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
war; fighting; fierce competition
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
most part; greater part; majority
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
presswork; press working; pressing; press forging
to machine; to cut; to scrape
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
great war; great battle; world war
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
archeological excavation (archaeological)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
twentieth century; Nijisseiki pear (variety of nashi); Nijusseiki pear
beginning (of a century, etc.)
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
a few seconds; several seconds
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
treasure; precious article; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to rest against the wall; to lean against a wall
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep