stairs; stairway; staircase
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
one thin flat object; one sheet
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.)
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that