(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to spit out; to eject; to dump
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
drop (e.g. of water); drip
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
tsuzumi; hourglass-shaped Japanese hand drum; drum (general term for struck leather percussion instruments)
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
focusing (of light); convergence; gathering and bundling
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
Shinto rites; Shinto style
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
celebratory banquet; feast
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
drinking party; banquet; feast
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
two shot; photograph of two people (usu. male and female); photograph of a couple; man and woman being alone together; phone dating service that randomly connects two people for a conversation
in high spirits; excited; energetic
fan service; giving one's fans what they want
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
(matter) for congratulations; worthy of celebration; happy (occasion, ending, etc.); naive; too good-natured; gullible
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness