abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
discovery; detection; finding
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
alone; by oneself; on one's own
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to stand upright with arms and/or legs spread; to dodge
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case