stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
exclusive possession; sole ownership; monopoly
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
summary; recapitulation; aggregation
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
full load; being fully loaded (with); being full of (articles, photos, etc.; of a newspaper or magazine); being packed with (e.g. fun, excitement)
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
classification; categorization; sorting
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
historical play; period drama
superhero in a tokusatsu TV show (e.g. Ultraman, Kamen Rider)
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
comparatively; relatively
half and half; fifty-fifty
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
guess; conjecture; surmise
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
bent back; prone posture; weak-kneed; timidity; lack of nerve
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
very likely; very probable