to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
several people; a few people
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
one thin flat object; one sheet
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to be transparent; to show through
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
stairs; stairway; staircase
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
underground shopping center; underground shopping centre
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
that; the matter in question
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to send or direct a person to
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
older sister; lass; young lady
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
scale; scope; plan; structure
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants