inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
simply; merely; only; solely
having the same family name and given name (as someone else)
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
elevator landing; elevator hall
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
rising; ascending; climbing
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to be lost in lust for riches; to throw all caution and conscience away in pursuit of riches
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
(under) metropolitan government management
residence; housing; residential building
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
nursery school; day nursery; day care center
primary school; elementary school; grade school
schoolchild; pupil; after-school childcare
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
home; household; family; hearth