starting point; starting line
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
town; city; municipal; urban
Atlantis; Atlantis (space shuttle)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
scale; scope; plan; structure
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
it's probably so; it stands to reason
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
smelling of mud; smelling of earth; unrefined; unpolished; uncouth
otome game; dating simulation game with a female protagonist and male love interests
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
sudden emergence; sudden formation; coming out of nowhere; bursting onto the scene
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
malicious; scheming; black-hearted; cruel (contrary to outward behavior); sly; black-hearted
clearly; distinctly; vividly
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
society; public; community; social studies
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
royal capital; imperial capital
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)