to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
Avici hell (the eighth and most painful of the eight hells)
Mahāraurava; The Hell of Great Wailing; The Great Screaming Hell; the fifth of eight hot hells in Buddhism
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
highest institute of education
to form a complete whole; to be joined together
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
consternation; falling into a panic; fluster; confusion; dismay; discomfiture
adaptability; capacity to adapt; ability to adjust
implicit agreement; tacit understanding
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
dry riverbed; river beach
deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
as far as the eye can see
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
father and mother; parents
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
Urashima Tarō; (a) Rip van Winkle; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Taro (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
Rip van Winkle effect (for a woman); feeling that everything has changed once one comes back to Japan (for a woman)
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Tarō (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
my condolences; my deepest sympathy
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
farewell party; send-off party; motivational rally
changing (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs, etc.)
naivete; simplicity; innocence
undutifulness to one's parents; lack of filial piety; (arch.) (the crime of) cursing one's parents; (arch.) disowning one's child
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
mobilization; mobilisation
Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)
dry riverbed; river beach
stone tower; stone pagoda; tombstone; gravestone
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld) (travelers); Ksitigarbha; Jizo