development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
occurrence; happening; incident; event
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
why; how; for what reason
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
inscription; epitaph; epigraph
mountain top; summit; peak
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
tremendous; rapid; dramatic
progress; advance; improvement; development
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
inscription on stone monuments, metal receptacles, etc.; exergue; inscribing
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
heather (plant); heath; heath; heathland
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)