stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
moisture; humidity; dampness
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
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)
water's edge; waterside; shore
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all living creatures
type of artificial flower which "blossoms" when placed in water
to stop walking; to pause
to be silent; to say nothing
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
long time; several hours; long spell
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to need; to call for; to require
to complain; to make a complaint
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to spend time (on doing something)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
preparatory phase; preparatory period
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
return journey; one's way home; one's way back
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
without eating or drinking
human being; human; person; character (of a person)