cave; tunnel; tunnel tomb (Kofun period)
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
to wander; to roam from place to place
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot