clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
guidance; leadership; leading the way
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
skeletal remains; dry bones of a corpse; human skeleton
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
pain relief; killing pain
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
may ... be with you; may there be ...
I sincerely believe in Amitabha; Lord have mercy on me
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
to go out and away; to leave
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
you could say; you might say; verging on the
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
steel; sword steel; sword
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
area; region; district; locality