to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
to spread; to be propagated
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
whenever you want; any time you like
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
safely; without incident; without mishap; in peace; peacefully; quietly
hello; good day; good afternoon
viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
incessant working; working non-stop
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to concern; to be related
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
printing type; movable type; printed text; print
technical book; specialized book; treatise
cave; tunnel; tunnel tomb (Kofun period)
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
manual labor; manual labour; manual procedures
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to burrow through; to dig through