stairs; stairway; staircase
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to lie deep in; to extend far back
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to slide into; to slip into
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
wherein; therein; thereinto
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
living room (Western style); sitting room
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to fix (e.g. to a wall); to secure; to install; to plant
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly