to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
something; some kind of; for some reason
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
artifact; excavated article; archaeological find
killing time; staving off boredom
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to be silent; to say nothing
year in, year out; always; 24-7
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
consequence; outcome; result; blame
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly