stairs; stairway; staircase
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
covered with; stained; smeared
circle and cross; right and wrong (answers); true-false
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
originally; by nature; from the start
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
because of; owing to; due to
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
all times and places; all ages and countries
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
choices; alternatives; options
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
at once; immediately; right now
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
while; during (the time when)
retry; another try; another go
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding bed
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
utmost limits; extremity; limit
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression