lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
magnificent; grand; splendid; imposing
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
main street (esp. in a capital); main thoroughfare; (arch.) most important of the three classes of highway (ritsuryō period)
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
becoming a devout believer; (religious) conversion
research; study; investigation
chance; opportunity; occasion
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
this (very thing); this precisely
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
one by one; one after another; successively
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
brown; light brown; tawny
grey moustache; gray mustache; white beard
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
ramble; saunter; walk; wander; stroll
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
single word; a few words; brief comment
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly