to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
lord; nobleman; daimyō; dignitary; master
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.)
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
just a minute; small quantity
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (like a cartoon character)
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to squash; to crush; to flatten
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)