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)
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; openmouthed (with surprise)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all living creatures
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to stop (plug) one's ears
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
basket; basketball; basket cloth
in the morning; during the morning
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
finished product; finished goods; completed article
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
schedule; program; calendar
pupil; student; schoolchild
to be free; to be available
just because; even if; even though
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
since one was born; (in) all one's life
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade; GATT
three-digit number; hundreds column
educated; learned; schooled
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
thought; consideration; thinking