step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
number of votes polled; poll votes
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
news programme; news program
yogurt; yoghurt; yoghourt
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
to torment; to torture; to harass
middle of the night; dead of night
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
murder; homicide; manslaughter
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
folding knife; clasp-knife; penknife
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
link; directory entry; rink
to invite in; to show someone in
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
acceleration; speeding up
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
letter; missive; note; mail