step; stride; counter for steps
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
question; inquiry; enquiry
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
working in the fields; working on a farm
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
cheap article; poor quality article
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
that's the way it is; such is life
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to govern; to manage; to subdue
to detain; to check; to restrain