to repeat; to do over again
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
to be worn down; to wear away; to wear out; to dwindle; to be reduced
sudden braking; slamming on the brakes
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to pitch forward; to fall forward
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
guarantee of safety; ensuring safety
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
reopening; resumption; restarting
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)