multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
training; drill; practice; discipline
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
self-consciousness; self-awareness
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply