first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (instrument)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
interior; inside; internal
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to speak; to hear a voice
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
hey there; I say; see here
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
pale; pallid; bluish-white
semi-transparent; translucent
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
to amuse oneself; to make merry
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
it seems so; that's what it looks like
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
stairs; stairway; staircase
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of