stairs; stairway; staircase
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
prohibition; inhibition; ban
don't you think?; indicates question
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
door; gate; opening; title page
to force open; to push open
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to rock; to shake; to swing
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
dull sound; muffled sound
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
dozens; scores of; decades
second (unit of time); arc second
occurrence; happening; incident; event
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
heating power; thermal power; firepower
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle