to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
welcome; (warm) reception
retainer; attendant; escort
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
deadlock; stalemate; impasse; dead end
proving ground; test site
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
calamity; disaster; accident
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
to cease; to stop; to be over
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
town; city; municipal; urban
to give something weight; to give something dignity
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
taboo word; forbidden topic; words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai)