rice field; rice paddy; paddy field
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)
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
in search of; in order to look for
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
darkness of the night; black of night; dead of night
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
going to and fro; back and forth
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
(wet) compress; poultice; fomentation
filling; packing; stuffing; filling; (dental) filling
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
to become frayed; to become loose
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
gossip; corner of the mouth
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
to take back; to recapture
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
kiss; squeak (of a mouse); with a slurp
with a broad grin; smirking
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
(length of one's) step; stride; pace
roadside trees; row of trees
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)