to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to overflow from something full
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
mountain range; mountain belt
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
surface of the earth; ground surface
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted