stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
definitive piece; definitive (authoritative) edition; last word
until now; so far; up to the present
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
earplug (for protection against noise or water)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
to throw into; to toss into
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
public telephone; pay phone
public telephone (orig. red); payphone
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
to call again; to call someone back
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
bureau director; office chief
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
maid; helper; help; assistance
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
madness; craziness; insanity
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that