skill; dexterity; proficiency
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
looking away; looking aside
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
inattention; distraction; mind-wandering
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
common (of objects, abstract things); usual
to show up; to appear; to turn up
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
with a great deal of effort; laboriously
to harmonize with; to keep in tune with; to go along with; to keep in step
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
phi; diameter (units assumed, esp. mm)
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
interval; step; pitch; key
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
another; different; separate; discrete
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
vagrancy; vagabondage; wander around
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
light; faint; pale; fleeting
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
withdrawal symptoms; abstinence syndrome
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time