to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
step; stride; counter for steps
to prostrate oneself before
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
technique; art; skill; move
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
putting into operation; invocation
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
your body; your health; yourself; you
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
walking briskly; determinedly
military personnel; soldier
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
calm; composed; cool; quiet
gazing at (in wonderment)
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
(shrine) repository or treasure house; (shrine) sanctuary
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)