step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
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
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
retention; maintenance; preservation
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
sense of orientation; sense of direction
destination (one is heading towards); goal
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
protuberance; projection; prominence; protrusion; bump; boss
each place; various places
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
agency; agent; answering (the door, phone, etc. on someone's behalf); ushering in (a visitor); passing on (a message); conveyance
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
confusion; mixing; merger
the future; future prospects
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
to force one's way through
in the same way as; just like
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
to sift out; to screen or eliminate (candidates)
to think nothing of ...; to care nothing for ...; to be undaunted by ...; to defy ...; to brave ...; to pay no attention to ...
resolute; determined; bold
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
moment by moment; hour by hour
casualties; killed and wounded; human damage
slight; little; insignificant