stairs; stairway; staircase
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
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
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to step firmly; to harden by treading
in the meanwhile; during the time
single word; a few words; brief comment
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
peace (esp. of the world); tranquillity; calm
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
space (room, area, outer space)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to fold up; to fold into layers
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble