(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
skilfulness; skillfulness; cleverness
pizzeria; pizza parlor; pizza place
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
after that; afterwards; thereafter
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
meteor; shooting star; falling star
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
sharp (blade, image, mind, etc.); sharp; number sign; hash sign; mechanical pencil
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
please (give me); please (do for me)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
document; official papers
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
company; corporation; workplace
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)