stairs; stairway; staircase
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
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to be found; to be discovered
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
closing party; closing event of a school, etc. festival
free-for-all; open-to-all; optional (to participate in); non-compulsory
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
woman; female; feminine gender
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
active people; doers; people who get things done
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
way of talking; speaking style
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
one thin flat object; one sheet
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking