artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
several steps; much (better, higher, etc.); several cuts (above)
an inch ahead; the immediate future
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
dot; point; tip; gratuity; a little; paltry
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
bar set in a horizontal position; horizontal bar
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
heavyweight (esp. boxing); heavyweight division
to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway
weight; body weight; importance; weight; emphasis
to crawl towards; to creep up to
room for confining criminals or lunatics (Edo period)
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; Amazon (online retailer)
to grab (someone) by the collar; to seize (someone) by the lapels
to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove
pinning technique (in wrestling or judo); underhanded dealings
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
slightly early; just before
to be extremely dangerous
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder
no one knows what the future holds; the future is a closed book; (lit.) one sun (unit of measurement) ahead is darkness
unexpected (but welcome) visitor; rare guest
enticement; inducement; attraction
hand-to-hand combat; fighting at close quarters; close combat
violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach; infraction
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit