primer; manual; introductory book
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
breath; breathing; tone; mood
difficult to ...; hard to ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
lucky sukebe; type of fan service in anime where there's accidental nudity, groping, etc.
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
it is I who should say so
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
any more; any further; any better; any longer
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
originally; by nature; from the start