(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
stairs; stairway; staircase
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
beginning; outset; first; onset
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to surround; to crowd around
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to tower over the surroundings
castle tower; keep; donjon
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
school; school building; schoolhouse
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
deep emotion; strong feelings
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why