(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
in that manner; like that
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
appointment; rendezvous; date
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
tension; mental strain; nervousness
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
chair; stool; post; office; position
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction