to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
to be scattered; to straggle; to be found here and there
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to view the past with nostalgia
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
priority; order of precedence
will not do; do not; does not
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
horizon (related to land)
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
straightforward approach; playing it straight; fair deal
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry