stairs; stairway; staircase
as expected; as predicted
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
getting; obtaining; winning; scoring (in ice hockey, basketball, etc.)
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
concession; conciliation; compromise
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone