planning stage; planning stages
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
queen (consort); empress (consort)
Alan (member of an ancient Scythian people)
conviction; belief; confidence
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
summoning a spirit and giving them voice (esp. when done by a female shaman); channeling; female medium; female channeler
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
to ask for (e.g. a fee); to charge (a price); to accept (e.g. orders); to receive
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
to side with the winner; to ride (someone's) coattails; to get on the bandwagon
to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after
based on; built on; made from
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
going to and fro; back and forth
plural; multiple; plural (number)
to give directions; to issue instructions