stagnation; hindrance; delay
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
stairs; stairway; staircase
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
explosion; rupture; break off
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
it is I who should say so
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to behave buggily (of software); to act up; to behave strangely
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
rising; ascending; climbing
order; sequence; procedure
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
leaving everything up to someone else
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability