keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
choice; selection; option
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
approximation; having a close resemblance
earth; ground; earthing; Earth
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
to try to do; to attempt to do
to fire into; to shoot into
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
pair; the two; both persons; both things
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
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 stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to refuse; to decline; to deny
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
root; joint; base; crotch
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to be in focus; to come into focus
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
right side; right-hand side
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread