sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
headquarters; head office; main office
government office building
near; nearby; not far off
door; gate; opening; title page
to throw open; to leave open
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
(pieces of metal, etc. hitting each other) noisily; cluttered; disordered; messy
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
metallic sound; metallic clank
corridor; hallway; passageway
living room (Western style); sitting room
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
small; fine; detailed; stingy
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
living; lifestyle; living room
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
both hands; both arms; ten
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after