bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
difference; variation; difference
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
battlefield; battleground
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
place; position; location; position; standing; status
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
secret; private; surreptitious
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
from now; from this moment; henceforth
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
covering for the back of the hand and wrist
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe