stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
to run up to; to rush over
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
few decades; many decades; several decades
to be too late; to be too slow
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
to accept; to receive; to agree
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
because; for; the reason why is ...
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
accession to the throne; enthronement
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)