as expected; as predicted
to burrow through; to dig through
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
already; now; no longer; not any more
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
unexpectedly; surprisingly
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
that's a different matter; that's a different story
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
stairs; stairway; staircase
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
underwater navigation; going underground; going into hiding; travelling incognito
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to run down (stairs, etc.)
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
to throw away; to abandon
to be sooty; to be stained
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to lie deep in; to extend far back
storage room; store room; lumber room
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf