surface of a board (shogi, go, etc.); (state of) the board; development of a game; surface of a record
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (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)
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
inspection; examination; survey
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
about when; about what time; how soon
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
to bail out (water); to dip out; to ladle out; to start drawing (water)
depending on; dependent on
present-day science; modern science
failure; mistake; blunder
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
tremendous; rapid; dramatic
rising; ascending; climbing
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen