present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
how long; how far; how much
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
practical question (problem); practical matter
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
of course; certainly; naturally
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
outsider; someone outside of a group
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
true state; actual condition; reality
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
round shape; circle; circular form
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
elementary; basic; rudimentary
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
vent; ventilation opening
function; facility; faculty; feature
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
close to the wall; alongside the wall
in accordance with; according to
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale