to strike (gold, oil, etc.); to find (e.g. buried treasure); to dig up
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
corridor; hallway; passageway
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
firm; strong; solid; stable
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
convenience; user-friendliness
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
certification; attestation; authentication; Imperial attestation
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to synchronise the breathing with the opponent prior to the start of a match
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
application; request; petition
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
operation; functioning; running
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking