doctor's degree; doctorate; PhD
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
stairs; stairway; staircase
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
regarding oneself (as); fancying oneself (as); seeing oneself (as); considering oneself (to be); pretension
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
materials; data; document
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
cost of one's food; one's board
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
skill involving the hands; craft
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
hired car with driver; chauffeur-driven vehicle for hire
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
ladies' bicycle (of a kind often used by housewives, usu. with a basket in front); granny bike
to oil (e.g. chains, hinges, etc.)
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat