unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
small number; few; minority
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
factory; manufactory; works; mill
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to translate; to interpret
to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
bathtub or onsen made of (or surrounded by) rocks
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into