to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
many; a lot; much; multitude
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
sublime; noble; high-minded
pride; boast; credit (to)
mockery by means of excessive praise; damning with lavish praise; backhanded compliment
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
predecessor; people of former times
interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
as you see; as you can see
to detain; to check; to restrain
premature death; untimely death; dying young
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
that's the way it is; such is life