(right at the) side; just beside
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
although I say; although one might say; although called
direct unforked road; straight path
number of revolutions (i.e. as an engine speed); number of rotations; speed of revolution; speed of rotation
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
slope; slanting surface; bevel
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to run through; to run past
convex traffic mirror at a road curve
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
staged wedding photographs; photo-only wedding; having wedding photography taken without holding an actual wedding; picture marriage; mail-order marriage