lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority; second volume (of two); third volume (of three)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
hey there; I say; see here
long ago; already; a long time ago
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
horse-headed and ox-headed demons in the Buddhist hell
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
form; shape; figure; visage
one who knows little often repeats it
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.)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.