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)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns (of print) (centre)
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
equality; uniformity; evenness
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
upper side (go, chess, othello board)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
lacking substance and existing in name only; something without substance
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
how many people; a number of people
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
taking a commemorative photo
carbonic acid; carbonated water; baking soda; sodium carbonate
to become better; to improve
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
several minutes; a few minutes
while; during (the time when)
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
one part; one portion; one section
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to be erected; to be built
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage