step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
mask; disguise; guise; mask
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
white clothing; white robes (worn for Shinto rituals, funerals, etc.)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
last night; yesterday evening
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
secret technique; secret art
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
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)
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to make an appearance; to show up
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to discuss; to talk together
instant; moment; for an instant
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting