elopement; running away with a lover
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
wicked thought; wicked mind
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
cache; place to hide something
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
material (data) for one's research; research material
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
to catch the eye; to attract attention
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
arrangement; disposition; array (programming)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by