(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
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
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
you; (arch.) your residence
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
open; spacious; extensive
dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
almost; roughly; approximately
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
unimpressive; unimpressed
silence; stillness; quietness
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
individual differences; personal equation
thick curtain; drop curtain
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
people; men and women; each person; everybody
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
singing and dancing; song and dance
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
excess; surplus; superabundance