to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
no hint (e.g. quiz questions where no clues are given)
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
same family (race, tribe)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
democracy; democratic nation
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
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)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to be found; to be discovered
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
blip bleep; in short repeated movements
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
living thing; living creature; animal; life