step; stride; counter for steps
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
tone (of voice); manner of talking
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
town girl; girl raised in a town
ceremonious; unduly distant (e.g. towards a friend); overly formal; reserved
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
silence (not speaking); muteness
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
deep-frying; deep-fried food; abura-age; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
one (thing); one piece; one item
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
fastidiousness; fussiness about cleanliness, etc.; clean-freak
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
candy; sweet; confectionary
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
all; entire; whole; altogether
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
feather; plume; plumage; down