to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
death from cold; freezing to death
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
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)
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
speech; expression; wording; language
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
in the earth; in the ground; underground
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
many; much; plenty; hardly
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to sink (into); to get depressed
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
right in the middle (of); midst; height
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to get entangled in; to be involved in; to be embroiled in; to get mixed up in
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)