underground world; underground society
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
existence; being; presence
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
society; public; community; social studies
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
cheap article; poor-quality article
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.); barrier gate; checkpoint gate
block (of wood); chip; splinter
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner