inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
spring water; clear (pure) water
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
cave; tunnel; tunnel tomb (Kofun period)
to ooze; to exude; to percolate; to soak through
blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
Hades; hell; underworld; underground spring
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
cave; cavern; den; grotto
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
visualization; visualisation
to leak (urine, feces); to soil one's pants; to dump (untreated waste, sewage, etc.); to discharge (untreated effluent); to leak (information, secrets, etc.); to bleed (a deficit, losses, etc.)
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
(sports) ground; (playing) field; playground; stadium
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
countermeasure; counter-measure
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
to be settled; to be brought to an end
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
by all means; at all costs
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
sword skills; swordsmanship
the very start; the very beginning
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
to hold fast; to protect to the end
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
to dry (up); to become parched; to ebb; to recede