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
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
keratin; corneum; cuticle; collagen; horny substance
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to attempt; to test; to try out
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
(hair) rinse; (hair) conditioner
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of