(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
round shape; circle; circular form
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
simmering; (boiling) gently
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
space; interval; space character; whitespace
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
while; even though; despite
surroundings; circumference
to look around; to survey
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down