step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
high-class restaurant; high-end store
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
nose for profit; commercial spirit; flair for making money through business
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
carefully made; carefully produced; quality product; product made with care
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
future (usually near); prospects
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
here and there; everywhere
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
to become an expert; to be master at
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
supply; supplying; replenishment
(taking a) bath; hot spring cure
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to get between; to be caught in
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry