lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
rope; cord; policeman's rope
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
ceaselessness; incessancy; the Avici hell
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
the farthest ends; the furthest ends
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
moment by moment; hour by hour
to wring the neck; to strangle
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
in order to be(come)...; since it amounts to...; since it is advantageous to...
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
tool; implement; means; furniture
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude