bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
place; situation; position; location
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
to become calm; to die down
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
index finger; forefinger; second toe
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
base stealing; steal; stolen base
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task