than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
time; hour; period; class
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
legendary beast; magical beast
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to ascend; to go up; to climb
stairs; stairway; staircase
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
local rule; house rule; ground rule
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
why; how; for what reason
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)
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)
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
don't you think?; indicates question
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
something like ...; something called ...
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery