to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
reward; honorarium; remuneration
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to jump from one thing to another
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
crushed stone; macadam; crushing (rock)
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
closure of a mine; abandoned mine; disused mine
tunnel; (mining) gallery; level; shaft; pit
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
wire netting; wire mesh; wire gauze; chain-link mesh; chicken wire
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
within a pit or (mine) shaft
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
furnishings; implements; equipment
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
with stealthy steps; with noiseless footsteps; on tiptoe; stealthily
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
hammer; hopeless swimmer; person who can't swim; someone who sinks like a stone