first place; head position; leading position
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)
rather; sooner; preferably
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
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.)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
(not so) much; (not) very
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
it's true to its name; it's just like it says on the box
practicality; utility; usefulness
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
stairs; stairway; staircase
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
starting point; starting line
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
again; once more; a second time
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
alternately; by turns; one after the other
(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river