in perfect form; going swimmingly
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
honorific/polite/humble prefix
two persons; two people; pair; couple
again; once more; a second time
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
earthenware; unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
rather; sooner; preferably
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
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)
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
serious; severe; grave; acute
repair work; restoration work
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to take over; to obtain by transfer; to inherit; to buy; to purchase
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement