to try to do; to attempt to do
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
side of the road; roadside
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
vertical shaking (of an earthquake); pitch (of a ship, aircraft, etc.); pitching
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
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)
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
gradually; slowly but steadily
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
to run down (stairs, etc.)
silence; stillness; quietness
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
black lustre; black luster
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out