(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
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
thereupon; shortly thereafter
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
great difference; major mistake
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
weight; heavyweight boxer
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
fall; drop; descent; coming down
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to push aside; to brush aside
to look around; to survey
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally