(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
even if not; even without
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to throw at; to turn; to raise
news; word; tidings; omen
nothing but; none other than
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
difficult problem; challenge
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
entreaty; supplication; petition
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
current; hip; trendy; fashionable; stylish
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
presumption; assumption; estimation
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
reopening; resumption; restarting
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate