stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
Chinese-style stir-fried vegetable noodle soup
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
two persons; two people; pair; couple
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
as you see; as you can see
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to tie; to fix; to attach
other side; opposite side; other party
reaching; attaining; arrival
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
don't you think?; indicates question