to gather; to collect; to assemble
American soldier; US serviceman; US servicewoman
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
excavation (usu. archeological); dig
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
underground; subterranean
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
hey there; I say; see here
to rebury; to refill; to backfill
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
to dance all night; to dance until dawn
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
too many to count; too numerous to mention
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
every year; yearly; annually
Shinto priest; chief Shinto priest (of a shrine); Welsh onion; pun in Buddhist monk jargon
ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address
three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; often
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
drink money; alcohol expenses; tip; gratuity