(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
step; stride; counter for steps
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
very; extremely; excessively
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
such; like that; that sort of; very
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
by myself; in person; by oneself
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
great physical power; animal strength
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
arrest; apprehension; capture
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
originally; by nature; from the start
healthy; sound; wholesome
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to take (be in) charge of