stairs; stairway; staircase
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
Shibasaki Kou (1981.8.5-)
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
myself; yourself; I; me; you
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all