to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss
contraction; shortened form; abbreviated form
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
squint; cross-eyed; mistaken view
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
late at night; small hours of the morning
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
meteor swarm; meteor shower
meteor; shooting star; falling star
inattention; absent-mindedness
open (attitude, etc.); openhearted; frank; open (space); spacious
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
order; command; directions; instructions
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
new moon; first day of the lunar month; crescent moon