foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
physical work; manual labour (labor)
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; lower back; waist; hips
octopus pot; foxhole (in a battlefield); bubble; echo chamber
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
giant squid (Architeuthis martensi)
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
collapse; ruin; destruction; break (on a printed line, letter, etc.)
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
luxury cruise ship; luxury liner
club activities; extracurricular activities
morning training (e.g. before school)
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
unique; peculiar; singular
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
weird; strange; mysterious
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
direct descent; direct line
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
roar of the sea; sound of waves
sea breeze; salty wind; briny air
weariness; boredom; tedium; tiresomeness
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
one's superior's anger; imperial wrath
deep inside; innermost place
being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one
to play a central role; to take a leading part