leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
stairs; stairway; staircase
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
moment to quit; way to quit
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
points of improvement; improved areas; points needing improvement; problem areas
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to think of; to come up with
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
continuously; throughout; in succession
work; business; company; study
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
accumulation; accumulate; store
if you do this; if this is the case
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
tendency; trend; inclination
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
to publish a book; to put out a book
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
persevering; very patient
cold reception; inhospitality
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
planned; scheduled; systematic
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate