hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
river; stream; River; the ... river
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
one's whole life; one's lifetime
of course; certainly; naturally
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
(period of) a year; during an era
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
opposite side; other side; other party
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
home delivery (of food); outside catering
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow