manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
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 be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
small; fine; detailed; stingy
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
here and there; in places
image; figure; figure; form; image
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)
tenement house; row house
new building; annexe; annex
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
in that way; like that; that way
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
how long; how far; how much
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
kitchen; financial situation; finances
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps