to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
aquatic (life); living in the water
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
acceleration; speeding up
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
behind; in the rear; in back
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
sea snake; worm eel (Ophichthidae spp.); snake eel
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to shake off; to throw off
to go fast; to drive fast; to speed
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
fresh water (i.e. not salt water)
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
the five continents; Asia, Africa, Europe, America and Australia; Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and South America
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty