stairs; stairway; staircase
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
light blue; pale blue; aqua
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
decoration; ornament; trimmings
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
pearl; Perl; purl (knitting stitch)
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
production (e.g. play); direction
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
something; some kind of; for some reason
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
early on; earlier on; from early
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
to speak ill of; to disparage
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
riding together; riding with
feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to put one's hand on; to touch
hesitantly; timidly; diffidently
to touch; to finger; to play with; (arch.) to tease; (arch.) to make fun of
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
calm; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity; appeasement; pacification
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
vocational school; technical school