slope; slanting surface; bevel
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
stairs; stairway; staircase
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
directly opposite; right in front
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
looks; personal appearance; features
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
tiqin (2 or 4-stringed Chinese instrument played with a bow); violin
transverse flute (e.g. a fife)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
to mix; to stir; to blend
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to get stuck in; to be mired in; to be addicted to
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly