hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
finger marks; dirt from the hands
covered with; stained; smeared
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
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)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
unexpectedly; surprisingly
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
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
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
to ooze; to exude; to percolate; to soak through
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; modding
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions