to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
suspension bridge; rope bridge
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
hostile party; enemy side
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
visual confirmation; sighting
to take away; to carry away
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
departure; leaving; going away; recession
making great haste, having been caught off guard; scurrying unprepared; rushing to an emergency with sword in hand, not having had time to affix it at the waist
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
reinforcement; strengthening
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
projection; protrusion; lump; bulge
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
to burrow through; to dig through
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
useless; worthless; silly; trivial
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip