stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
study; learning; tutorial
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
human; human-like; as a person
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
overlooking; turning a blind eye
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
almost; roughly; approximately
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
abuse; misuse; perversion
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
under control (e.g. of territory)
infection route; source of infection
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
federation; federal state; United States of America
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
global scale; worldwide scale