to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
to become an adult woman; to come of age; to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
emotional scars; mental trauma
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to satisfy one's appetite
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
first-rate; finest quality; the best
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
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 suck on; to cling to; to chew on
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
endlessly; ceaselessly; nonstop; incessantly
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
smelling of mud; smelling of earth; unrefined; unpolished; uncouth
to sink (into); to get depressed
restricted; confined; unfree
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
personification; impersonation; embodiment
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
sludge; slime; dregs; hopeless situation; hell; despair
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
labored breathing; laboured breathing; dyspnea; dyspnoea
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
space; interval; space character; whitespace
moment by moment; hour by hour
break in time; interruption; pause
one's last moment; one's death; one's end