stairs; stairway; staircase
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
dying in a fit of anger or indignation
sudden death; unexpected death; (game-ending) blunder
plunge basin; waterfall lake; plunge pool; basin under a waterfall
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
several weeks; a few weeks