not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
moment to quit; way to quit
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
lessons learned in war; martial wisdom
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
as soon as possible; ASAP
to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge
the moment of meeting (of two people, vehicles, etc.); the moment of running into each other; the moment of crossing paths
to go underground; to go into hiding
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to threaten; to make threats
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
clanging; empty; deserted
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
faint-inducing; dizzying; overwhelming; mind-numbing; staggering
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
fresco; mural; wall painting
fading; faded colour; faded color
board-shaped; plank-shaped; sheet-shaped
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine