to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
stairs; stairway; staircase
cave; tunnel; tunnel tomb (Kofun period)
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
(distant) howling; howl; backbiting; criticizing someone behind their back
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
heated wire; infrared rays; heat rays
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
floating island (mass of floating aquatic plants); island that appears to be floating (due to the mirage effect)
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to find someone's weak spot; (lit.) to drill a hole
staying in the air; remaining airborne
supply; provision; service; supply
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
bow with a heavy draw weight; someone who wields a heavy-draw-weight bow
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
cancellation; cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark); cancel culture
nice; good; well-executed
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
purple lightning; flash; swordflash
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; cleaning; removing; trap
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)