corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
glass bottle; glass jar; phial; vial
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
unable to let go (e.g. of one's feelings); stuck in the past; regretful; irresolute
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
being a mystery (due to conflicting testimony); being unknown; (lit.) in a grove
extent to which (something) is true or false; whether or not (something) is true
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
tree stump; stubble (rice, etc.)
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
terrain; geographical features; topography
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); coarse; catching fish with a net
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
nictitation; winking; palpebration; (arch.) moment; (arch.) instant; (arch.) second
plate (e.g. nameplate, license plate); plate (dish); (tectonic) plate; (home) plate; pitcher's mound; plate; plate
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
gems and stones; wheat and chaff; wheat and tares; good and bad
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed