mining; digging; working (a mine)
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
belonging; ascription; attribution; reversion; return; restoration
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
refining; refinement; smelting; training
making a killing; making easy money; robbery; robber
dirt cheap; super cheap; bargain-priced
variety of court dance (Nara period)
building time; construction period
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
in the morning; during the morning
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
to behave well (of a child)
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
always; forever; very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
difference in social standing; difference in social position
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty