stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
as stated; verbatim; literally
blur; blurred; indistinct
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
handsome man; actor in a love scene
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
reduced scale; scaling down
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
survey; actual measurements
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow
height (of a person); stature
that's the way it is; such is life
slope; slanting surface; bevel
two eights; hachi-hachi (type of game)
ratio; proportion; percentage
to go beyond the limit; to pass the limit
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
outline; summary; gist; basic points
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
connection; linking; joining; coupling; attaching; junction
(state of) apparent death; suspended animation
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
out of office; out of power; in opposition; unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist); in private practice
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
disassembly; dismantling; decomposition; resolution; factorization
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
precious orb; Cintamani stone; wish-fulfilling jewel; hōju; uppermost spherical part of a pagoda finial
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)