stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
very loose; slowly; leisurely
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
you could say; you might say; verging on the
valuable article; valuables
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
regular customer; general audience; general public
trifle; insignificant thing; (only) this much
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
sturdy spirit; bold; daring; brave; valiant; undaunted
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
to be transmitted; to be conveyed; to be leaked; to be passed along
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
to ascertain; to confirm; to verify; to make sure of
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
to leave home; to leave one's parental roof; to leave the nest; to go out on one's own
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
molester; groper; masher; pervert
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
emergency staircase; emergency stairs
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)