hades; realm of the dead; the next world
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
now; the present time; just now; another; more
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
seventh day of the month; seven days
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
every year; yearly; annually
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; idiot; fool; noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
skill; dexterity; master hand
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
underground spring; Hades; hell; underworld
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity