stairs; stairway; staircase
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
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
traveling bag; travelling bag; suitcase
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
brewery (sake, soy); brewer; (arch.) warehouse overseer
senior high school student
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
tips of one's hair; hair ends
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to be conspicuous; to stand out
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
story; tale; talk; discussion
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
elite bureaucrat; high government official; high-ranking bureaucrat; senior government official
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
resemblance; likeness; similarity; analogy
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to challenge (a person) to a fight
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
genius; prodigy; natural gift
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy
the concerned government agencies; the ministries and agencies that are relevant to the matter at hand; the relevant authorities
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion