stairs; stairway; staircase
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
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
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
beginning; outset; first; onset
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
swaying (with large slow movements); shaking
metre; meter; meter; gauge
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
forcibly; against one's will
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
those (near the second person)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
door; gate; opening; title page
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
examination war; fiercely competitive university entrance examinations
battlefield; battleground
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose