to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
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 attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
(sound of one's) heartbeat
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
boy; son; baby boy; young man
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to badger; to pester; to beg
surely; certainly; without doubt
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
floral decoration; floral ornament
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
in the midst of the enemy
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
youth; springtime of life; adolescent