storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
mountaineering club; mountain area
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
reaching; attaining; arrival
bird's-eye view; aerial view; overhead view
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
educational institution; school; academy; campus
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
natural virtue; personal virtue
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
technique; art; skill; move
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
popular person; favorite; favourite
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black