profitable; worn-out; crumbling
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
older brother; elder brother
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to attempt; to test; to try out
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to be found; to be discovered
difficult to ...; hard to ...
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
consequence; outcome; result; blame
door; gate; opening; title page
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
had better ...; had better not ...
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to make an appearance; to show up
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon