stairs; stairway; staircase
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
on duty; at work; while working
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
lieutenant colonel; commander (navy)
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
duty; obligation; responsibility
to complain; to make a complaint
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to be dead; to be lifeless
particularly; only; in the case of
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
number of stairs or stories (storeys); rank; order
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage