stairs; stairway; staircase
quay; wharf; jetty; wall-like shoreline; cliff wall
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
out of range; outside the limits (of...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
gradually; slowly but steadily
restoration; repair; mending
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
how many years; how long; what year
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
not caring; not giving a damn
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to get narrower; to contract
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
just because; even if; even though
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month