ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
scenery; scene; landscape
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
(in) the air; midair; sky
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
double; twice (as much); twofold
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
equipment; fixtures; furnishings; fittings; furniture; supplies
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with