layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
reaching; attaining; arrival
blowout (oil well, gas field, etc.)
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
to blow off; to be blown off
abandoned mine; disused mine
oil crisis (esp. 1973 OPEC oil crisis); oil shock
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
accumulation; retention; collection; sequestration (as in carbon dioxide sequestration); storage (usually a liquid, e.g. rainwater, or behind a dam.)
to strike (gold, oil, etc.); to find (e.g. buried treasure); to dig up
to dig through; to drill into; to excavate
emergency measures; urgent countermeasures
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
prospecting; trial digging
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
to look away; to avert one's eyes
sign; indication; omen; symptom
one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
intimacy; familiarity; closeness
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid