first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
retreating figure; appearance from behind
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
very much; exceedingly; extremely
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
look; glance; stone (in the game of go)
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
older brother; elder brother
understanding person; supporter
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
battlefield; battleground
even though; despite; when
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
unenlightened; uneducated; ignorant
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
leftover food; leftovers; food scraps
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
bending and stretching; flexing and extending
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
tall figure; high stature
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre