place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
hacking; hacking (basketball, rugby, etc.); fouling
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
large number (of); many; majority
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
place for dancing; dance floor; landing (of a staircase); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); cooling off
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
calm; composed; leisurely
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
full view; total picture; whole story; full particulars; all the details
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush (esp. on a fictional character, idol, etc.); to be infatuated
adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die