upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
fit of anger; temper; rage; firecracker
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
hidden room; secret chamber
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them
farewell poem; death poem; poem written during one's final moments
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
ready with a rifle leveled
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
game of make-believe; child's play; pretend play
material (data) for one's research; research material
one's share; one's portion
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
adoration; admiration; devotion
(ammunition) cartridge; shell case
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
treating (someone) like an object
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood
to become distant; to recede
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
throughput; processing power
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
watch stand; watcher's seat; attendant's booth (e.g. at an onsen)