underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to burrow through; to dig through
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
planning; planning ability; deliberateness
return journey; one's way home; one's way back
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
like water; like it grows on trees
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
irritant odor; irritant odour; irritating smell (odor, odour)
to pause; to have a short intermission
coagulation; freezing; solidification
comfort when sleeping; feel (of a bed, futon, etc.)
double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
gym clothes; gym uniform; PE kit
manners; behavior; behaviour
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
honorific affix; honorific prefix