solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
curious; strange; unusual
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
grasp; catch; understanding
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
middle part; medium depth (water); medium layer; medium-size; mid-level; medium-rise (building)
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
at that time; in those days
go that far; to that extent
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
ago; since; before; previous
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
had better ...; had better not ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to recall; to remember; to recollect
in comparison to; rather than