to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
stairs; stairway; staircase
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
decoration; ornament; trimmings
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
has reached its limit; has reached its peak
death penalty; capital punishment
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
to become better; to improve
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
presence (impressive quality)
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
relatively; comparatively