(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
to be smeared; to be covered
refinement; elegance; grace
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
serpent (snake) and scorpion; detestation
scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
internal organs; intestines; viscera
function; facility; faculty; feature
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
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
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
self-determination; suicide
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
deformity; malformation; strange shape; unusual shape
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
to check; to stop; to keep back
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means