several steps; much (better, higher, etc.); several cuts (above)
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher
general; popular; common; typical
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
of the same age; age-matched
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
no, not like that (but like this)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
inscrutable; incomprehensible
to incur someone's enmity
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
progress; advance; making (good) progress
directly under; falling perpendicularly
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
government office; agency; board
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
to work; to labor; to labour; to put to work; to make (someone) work
military force; military strength
direct connection; direct link
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)