to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
living thing; living creature; animal; life
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
water wheel; water turbine; hydraulic turbine; (arch.) violent wielding of weapons
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
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 serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
each house; every house; many houses
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
generation; lifetime; age
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
leadership; initiative; spearhead
from the beginning; from scratch
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
acceleration; speeding up
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
pasture; grassland; meadow
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
indescribable; having no way to express
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
too much; excessively; too
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature