(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
footprint; soleprint; last; wooden mold for shoes or tabi (mould)
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
advance; moving forward; progress
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
only; merely; but; no more than
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
root; source; origin; cause
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
price; cost; value; worth; value
while; during; performed in this condition
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash