stairs; stairway; staircase
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
journal; magazine; periodical
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
Silla (ancient Korean kingdom; 57 BCE-935 CE)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
single cell; simple-minded person; one-track-minded person
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun