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 step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
construction; constructing; carrying out; work; formation; workmanship
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
several minutes; a few minutes
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
what kind of; what sort of; what
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
young girl; lass; adolescent female