dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
disaster-level (heat, rainfall, etc.); extreme; severe
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
pride; dignity; self-worth
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to put in all one's effort
equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split
wherein; therein; thereinto
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
to be hesitant; to feel timid
to fight against; to oppose; to face
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
hanging around; wandering around (aimlessly); moving around (restlessly); running around
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
hostility; antagonism; opposition
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)