to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to rebury; to refill; to backfill
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
in the meanwhile; during the time
in succession; one by one
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
(not) a single person; (no) one
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
secret; private; surreptitious
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
by myself; in person; by oneself
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
light; faint; pale; fleeting
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
door; gate; opening; title page
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)