genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to stop walking; to pause
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
though; notwithstanding; although
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
as; because; with; due to
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit