to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
isolation; being alone; being friendless
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
in deep black; in jet black
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
burying in the ground; having underground deposits
son of a bitch; piece of shit
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
nerve ganglion; nerve knot; ganglion; ganglia
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
stridor; wheezing; noisy breathing
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
electronic key (doors, etc.); electronic cipher
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
using together (jointly); used at the same time
to squash; to crush; to flatten
just you wait and see (as a threat)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
round; circular; spherical; mellow (flavour, voice, etc.); mild; smooth
the place for; the time for; the level of
The Merchant of Venice (play by William Shakespeare)
theatre; theater; playhouse
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
mausoleum; shrine; the (imperial) court
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips