method; process; manner; way; means; technique
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
imp; elf; pixie; goblin; devilkin
surroundings; environs; circumference
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to knock down; to knock off
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
blow; shock; strike; batting
absorption; suction; attraction