underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
storage; preservation; stocking; hoarding (of goods or money without productive use)
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
conviction; belief; confidence
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
inscription; epitaph; epigraph
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
extensive knowledge; erudition; learned; erudite; well-informed
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
not worth considering; out of the question
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
stone hut; rock chamber; tomb; stone burial chamber
door; gate; opening; title page
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
and yet; though; when; in spite of
large amount of money; great cost
final scene; the end; finale
looking depressed; long face
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh