stairs; stairway; staircase
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
attendance (at school); going to school
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
no!; no no!; no, not at all
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
close; intimate; on good terms
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
Onmyōdō; way of Yin and Yang; occult divination system based on the Taoist theory of the five elements
technique; art; skill; move
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
caller; visitor; company; guest
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to say no more; to sink into silence
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage