stairs; stairway; staircase
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
of course; certainly; naturally
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
female high-school student
it is not (like that) either
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to go past; to pass; to pass by
brewery (sake, soy); brewer; (arch.) warehouse overseer
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
neckline (of dress, etc.)
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
nervous temperament; worry habit; pessimistic nature; pessimism
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
an assortment; combination
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")