(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
war; fighting; fierce competition
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
start of a war; beginning of hostilities
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
sea of fire; sea of flames; blazing inferno
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
again; once more; a second time
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication