fresco (technique of blending wet plaster with water-based paint); (laboratory) flask
stairs; stairway; staircase
to set a ladder up against
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
to be smeared; to be covered
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
inspection; examination; survey
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
change of course; route change; direction change
soap; soapland; brothel where one can bathe with prostitutes
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
independence; self-reliance
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
author; writer; novelist; artist
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem