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; cul-de-sac; blind alley; 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; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
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 have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
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; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
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 waver
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 (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
correction; rectification; mending; repair
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding bed
ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to be reminded of; to call to mind
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
shallow playboy; frivolous lad; good-time Charlie