floor above; floor upstairs
alone; by oneself; on one's own
stairs; stairway; staircase
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
order of chivalry; chivalric order
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
Queen Mother; Empress Dowager
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
minister of state; cabinet minister (Japan)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
much less; to say nothing of
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
now that; since; so long as; because