stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to face; to go towards; to head towards
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to live; to reside; to inhabit
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to put one's strength into
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
watchtower; observation tower; lookout
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
transparent; plain (glass or glasses)
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
beginning; outset; first; onset
such; like that; that sort of; very
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
smooth; even; level; flat
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
zero degrees (Celsius); freezing point; zero (on a scale)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance