minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
this and that; various things
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
redoing; doing over again
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
deep inside; innermost place
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
treasure chest; strongbox
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
disassembly; dismantling; decomposition; resolution; factorization
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.); to catch fire; to ignite; to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.); to come on
time limit; time restriction