underground spring; Hades; hell; underworld
situation; developments; outcome
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to take into consideration; to bear in mind
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
microorganisms; saprophyte; saprophytic bacteria
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
cellophane tape; adhesive tape; Sellotape
upper end; top; tip; top edge
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
to get married; to accompany each other; to go together
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
tiled; covered with ceramic tiles
for use by children; for children
appendix; supplement; annex; extra (of a newspaper or magazine)
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
exposure to the sun; sunny place
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
to degenerate; to lapse into
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
(photographic) fixing solution
secret intelligence; underground information; confidential information; inside information