one thin flat object; one sheet
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
strong motivation; aggressive ambition; hunger for success; (lit.) hungry spirit
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
lacking potential for advancement; no-hoper
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
all sorts of; various; miscellaneous; motley
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
metre; meter; meter; gauge
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
this is why; this means; it is the case that
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
how long; how far; how much
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
every station; local train; train that stops at every station
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)