step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
mature woman; middle-aged woman
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to walk away; to saunter off
avenue of cedars (cryptomeria)
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
seductive; sensual; coquettish
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
proportions (esp. body proportions); proportionate width; ratio
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
delay; putting off; procrastination
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
direct connection; direct link
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
to be born; to come into the world
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
instability; insecurity; crankiness
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
serious look (on one's face); straight face
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
unknown; obscure; insignificant
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways