bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
tool; implement; means; furniture
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
several people; a few people
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; blankly; vacantly
guinea pig (Cavia porcellus); subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
escaping from prison; breaking out of prison; jailbreak; jailbreaking (a smartphone, video game console, etc.)
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
(another's) daughter; young lady
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
hee hee hee; hi hi hi; chuckling; snickering
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to mix; to stir; to blend
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend