(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
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
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
such; like that; in that way
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
otherwise; or else; if not
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor