underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
brown rat (Rattus norvegicus); common rat; dark grey (colour, color); dark gray; secret evil-doer
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
utmost limits; extremity; limit
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle; dog-eat-dog competition
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
copulation (among animals); mating; treading; covering; serving
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
bloodsucking; sucking blood
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
true character; true heart; true spirit
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
absolutely; positively; decidedly
drop (e.g. of water); drip
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
caramel (browned sugar used as flavouring)