gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
place; position; location; position; standing; status
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
third stage; three stages; third dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
several sheets (flat objects)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment