to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
foraminifer; foraminiferan
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
generation; the world; the age
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
hidden treasure; treasured article
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
breakthrough; great discovery
living thing; living creature; animal; life
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
sightseeing spot; tourist attraction
(electric) torch; flashlight
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
children's song; nursery song
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach