flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to be perturbed; to be agitated
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
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)
river; stream; River; the ... river
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
(rubbing, twisting) hard; with a squeal; with a creak; (drinking) in one sweep
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
out of season; unseasonal
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
radiant smile; contented smile
schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
tilefish (Branchiostegus spp.); blanquillo; horse-head fish
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
(in) the air; midair; sky; (empty) space
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
to cease; to stop; to be over
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; wide open; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
prevention; protection (against); precaution
in the city; in the community
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting); rearranging stones (to simplify counting)
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
open; spacious; extensive
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)
brown; light brown; tawny
living thing; organism; creature; biology
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy