groundwater; underground water
nesting hole; burrow; den
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
long-lasting; durable; keeping well
serious; severe; grave; acute
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
comfort when sleeping; feel (of a bed, futon, etc.)
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
either way; in any case; one way or another
leaving a matter to chance
intelligence agency; secret service
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
to grudge; to begrudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
independence; self-reliance
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
first world problem; good problem to have
chicken skin (esp. in cooking)
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
equivalence; equality; being of equal value; having equal worth
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)