to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
rich in variety; diverse; wide-ranging; multifarious
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps; stet (proofreading)
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
mechanism used to lift an actor onto the stage (in kabuki)
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
direct unforked road; straight path
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
to encamp; to take up positions
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
floor; dance floor; sales floor; floor (of a building); storey
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
mountain climbing; mountaineering
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation
humming a tune (while doing something else)
mountain road; mountain trail
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
being produced in a particular region; local specialty
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
observation; survey; watching
general term; generic name
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
to cut down; to chop down; to fell