stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
passing through without stopping; passing by
gesture; gesticulation; motion
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
extremely; very; really; super; so
important person; strategic person; key figure
fully satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); happy; cleared of doubt
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
accurate; correct; precise; exact
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to run about; to rush about
course; route; path; process; stages
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
focal point; nodal point; node
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
safety measure; safety precaution
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
to revere; to respect; to worship
heretical religion; damaging religion; heresy
party; set; gang; company; person
outside one's jurisdiction
again; once again; yet again
opening and shutting; opening and closing
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
stopping functioning; being out of service
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
self-diagnosis; self-examination