stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to be a matter of life or death
function; facility; faculty; feature
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
reason; cause; circumstances
stopping functioning; being out of service
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
whole nation; whole land; whole country
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
at once; immediately; right now
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
hygiene management; hygiene control; sanitation
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
clerk; (bureau, post-office) staff
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to give directions; to issue instructions
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to do for (the sake of someone else)
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal