stairs; stairway; staircase
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
serious; not joking; straight
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
already; now; no longer; not any more
region; limits; stage; level
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
beginning; outset; first; onset