orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
highest grade; finest quality; top class; superlative (degree)
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
lightly; easily; carelessly
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
flight; desertion; escape
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
in range; within the limits (of ...); within (a) range
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
people; men and women; each person; everybody
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.)
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
adoration; admiration; devotion