depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
one hundred-thousandth; sudden; abrupt; unexpected
with a bump; with a clunk
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to chirp (of a swarm of insects); to sing; to gather; to swarm
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
slap in the face; slap on the cheek
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
to assemble; to set up; to construct
esoteric doctrines; mysteries
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
interruption; suspension; break
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to change configuration (e.g. electrical wiring); to reconfigure
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
immediately carrying out (a plan)
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
extremely familiar; very well-acquainted
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
to lose population (e.g. of active forum members, etc.)
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)