outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to lie down; to retire; to go to bed (with an illness)
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
front shrine; hall of worship
not necessarily so; is not always true
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to be lacking in options; to be too few
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
beyond this point; from now on; after this
such ... as; or some such
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
that is to say; so that means
in one's own way or style
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
underground space; subterranean space; subterranea
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm