stairs; stairway; staircase
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
garden lantern; hanging lantern
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
limbless wooden doll; kokeshi doll
ichimatsu doll; traditional Japanese doll with a torso made of hardened sawdust
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
puppet operator; puppet manipulator; puppeteer
to read the situation; to sense the mood
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
system; organization; organisation; architecture
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look