stairs; stairway; staircase
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to speak energetically; to talk big; to argue heatedly
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path
patterned (e.g. clothes, pottery); figured
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
girl; young (unmarried) woman
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
unprecedented; never seen before
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
in this manner; in this way; like this
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
to rule; to govern; to administer
fair and square; open and aboveboard
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
whispering; murmuring; subdued
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold