battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
stairs; stairway; staircase
second basement level; subbasement
deep inside; innermost place
riskiness; (level of) danger
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
sexual interest in young boys; boy love; prepubescent boy
this is why; this means; it is the case that
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
elementary level; beginner level
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
living thing; organism; creature; biology
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to do someone in; to bump someone off
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
contradiction; inconsistency
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair