fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns (of print) (centre)
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
equality; uniformity; evenness
upper side (go, chess, othello board)
lacking substance and existing in name only; something without substance
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
in its entirety; whole; wholly
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
taking a commemorative photo
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
one part; one portion; one section
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
each and all; every single one; everybody
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
fold; crease; pleat; manners; courtesy; responsible behavior (behaviour)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
memory-making; making memories
killing time; staving off boredom