(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
third; tertiary; cubic (function, equation, etc.); third-order
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
extermination; annihilation
to replace; to move; to change the position of
passing through without stopping; passing by
main point; main object; chief purpose; core; gist; essence
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to spread; to be propagated
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
study; diligence; discount; reduction
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
exactly as stated; verbatim
castle construction; building a castle; fortification
supply; supplying; replenishment
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
stating (one's views); expressing
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak