(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
man; male; masculine gender
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; large swarm
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
sword skills; swordsmanship
examination results; test result; test outcome
accomplishment; realization; attainment; penetration; pervasion
of no use; useless; not fit for purpose
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot; empty point
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
again and again; repeatedly
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
uncool; tacky; lame; corny
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
only one (person, thing); sole; highest; best; custom-made
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
curiosity; inquisitiveness
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner