stairs; stairway; staircase
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
joint; seam; joining point
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
having said that; on the other hand
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
study; research; investigation
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
practicality; utility; usefulness
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
miniaturization; miniaturisation; downsizing
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
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