soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
(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
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to sink (into); to get depressed
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
summit meeting; summit conference; top-level meeting
while; during (the time when)
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
establishment; settlement
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
such ... as; or some such
negotiations; discussions; connection
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
on the occasion of; at the time of
intelligence gathering; information gathering
in succession; one by one
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
interception (email); wiretap; bug
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
not yet known; unknown; strange
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft