to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
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
living room (Western style); sitting room
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to jar; to creak; to grate
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
staying the night; lodging (at)
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
whole story; full picture; full particulars
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
husband and wife; married couple