(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to become bald from the forehead; to recede (of one's hairline)
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
sorry; apologetic; remorseful
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
working in the fields; working on a farm
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
art of cooking; cookery; cuisine
sharply; harshly; stingingly
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
item; article; dish; course; finest item
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
notice; attention; observation
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters