point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
stairs; stairway; staircase
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
something; some kind of; for some reason
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
high heels; high-heeled shoes
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
production (e.g. play); direction
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
flood of emotions; many thoughts
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to show one's affection; to express one's love
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
concealment (of one's vices); veil; cover; overturning; toppling
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
sincere; earnest; serious