to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
to crouch; to stoop; to yield; to submit; to hide; to conceal oneself
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
letting (someone) die without helping
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
you (plural); all of you; you all
to bud; to sprout; to develop (of talents, feelings, etc.); to awaken
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
to fall from heaven (the sky)
one grain; one drop; one bead
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
magatama; comma-shaped bead from prehistoric Japan, usually made of jade
embodiment; realization; materialization
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately