stairs; stairway; staircase
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
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
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
plane; sharpen; whittle; pare; shave (leather); scrape off
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to be conspicuous; to stand out
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
two persons; two people; pair; couple
sharing an umbrella; under one umbrella; sketch of an umbrella with two names under it (equiv. of "X loves Y")
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
large-size refuse (e.g. furniture, electrical goods); oversized garbage; bulky rubbish; useless man about the house; husband who is retired and considered a nuisance
great difference; big difference; wide margin
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
last days; the end; one's fate
carving; engraving; sculpture
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
something like ...; something called ...