upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity
indescribable; having no way to express
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
source; origin; exit; way out; (appropriate) moment to come out; (right) time to appear
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
distant look; faraway look
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
one's family; family member
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
yearned for; longed for; missed
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
risky; dangerous; insecure
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)