stairs; stairway; staircase
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
representative director; managing director; president; someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company in its dealings with the outside world
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
use; utilization; utilisation; application
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
as a child; when one was a child
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
quickly; calmly; intently
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
progress; advance; improvement; development
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
scenery; scene; landscape