(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
stairs; stairway; staircase
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
wild goose; glans; head of a penis
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to be needed; to be wanted
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
corridor; hallway; passageway
number one; first; best; most; game; round
shoji (paper sliding door)
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to