step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
electric massager; electronic money
stiff neck; stiff shoulders
lower back (or hip) pain; lumbago
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
(for) household use; home use; domestic use
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
in succession; one after another
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
now that; since; so long as; because
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
dealing with; coping with
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
particularly; only; in the case of
to set somebody to work in an arrogant fashion; to push somebody around; (lit.) to indicate by pointing one's chin; to chatter; to jaw; to jabber
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
extension of a straight line; (conclusion) following as an extension of (an argument)
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep