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)
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
to eat a bit of everything
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
to pay attention; to be watchful
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
still better; even better
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to surge; to well up; to gush out
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
ten (long cylindrical things)
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
as far as the eye can see
runaway child; youngster who has run away from home
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
action of making something; -ification
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to claim victims; to cause casualties
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to be turned up; to be turned inside out; to ride up; to be lifted (e.g. by wind)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet