to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
stairs; stairway; staircase
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
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 dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
door; gate; opening; title page
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
(made of) stone; stone-built
chair; stool; post; office; position
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to have one's knees be about to give way
to revere; to respect; to worship
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)