stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
metre; meter; meter; gauge
carelessly; inattentively
two times; twice; two degrees
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
feeling; sense; impression
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
flurry of snow in a clear sky; winter wind which brings scattered snowflakes or raindrops; skin eruptions cause by a cold or fever
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?