top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
walking briskly; determinedly
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
schoolgirl; female student
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
light music; popular music
association of like-minded people
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to face; to go towards; to head towards
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
hooting; jeering; heckling
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
playing with one's fingers (a guitar, etc.)