underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
beginning; outset; first; onset
fall; drop; descent; coming down
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
underground lake; subterranean lake
ankle; malleolus; ankle bone
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to project; to stick out; to stand out
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
time; hour; period; class
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
very great; enormous; serious
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
safety; welfare; well-being
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago