lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to go ahead; to pull ahead
feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to boil strongly; to be excited
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
older brother; elder brother
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to make an appearance; to show up