step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
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
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
lower half of the body; nether parts
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
something like ...; something called ...
twig used in grafting; budwood
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness; uprightness; integrity; scrupulousness
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
artificial feeding (of wild animals); accustoming (a wild animal) to accepting food from humans; hand-feeding; to win someone over (with food); to butter up
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
to talk; to chat; to chatter
top of the head; crown of the head
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
overhasty; rash; premature
rational; reasonable; logical
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
belly meat (from a fish, esp. salmon)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
research; study; investigation
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
experiment; experimentation
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
common dace (Leuciscus leuciscus)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)