main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
avalanche of earth and rocks
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
comparatively; relatively
to lose one's footing; to slip
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to remove; to move out of the way
detour; circumvention; turning movement
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
danger; peril; hazard; risk
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
external wound; (physical) trauma
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
again; once more; a second time
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
cave; cavern; den; grotto
profitable plan; good plan
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
cave; tunnel; tunnel tomb (Kofun period)