in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
going around; patrol; round; tour
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
being filled with; being full of; permeation
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
emergency; accident; worst case; unexpected occurrence
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
advantage; advantage (in soccer, rugby, etc.); advantage rule; advantage (in tennis)
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
transplanting (a plant); transplant; transplantation (of an organ, tissue, etc.); transplant; embryo transfer; embryo transplant
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
(formal) announcement; unveiling; introduction; debut
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
to approach; to draw near