(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
beginning; outset; first; onset
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
girl; lass; young thing; chick
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
how long; how far; how much
waist; girth; measurement around waist
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour