stairs; stairway; staircase
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
greeting; a fine thing to say
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
illiteracy; ignorance; arhat; someone who has attained nirvana
uneducated; uncultured; unrefined; ignorant
craving for the limelight
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
opinion; point of view; visual point
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
quite; utterly; really; completely
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
right of succession; right to the throne
adds force or indicates command
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
instruction; direction; briefing
to be too late; to be too slow
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
ago; since; before; previous
resignation; acceptance; consolation
resentment; indignation; anger
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit