universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
middle; center; heart; midst (e.g. of a storm); peak (e.g. of a season); (the) height (of something)
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
in name only; titular; nominal
too good (for a child, to be true, etc.); overproduction (e.g. of crops); making too much
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
holy number; sacred number
to be mad; to go mad; to go insane
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
to come back; to bloom a second time
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
graduations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); gradations; division; scale
singing voice; (sound of) singing
high-pitched tone; soprano
low tone; bass; low voice
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; cleaning; removing; trap
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
most ominous; most sinister; most atrocious; most evil
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange; (one's) skin color; skin colour; skin tone
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
(distant) howling; howl; backbiting; criticizing someone behind their back
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
to need; to require; to take; to demand
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
India-ink painting; ink wash painting
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
to be separated (of clothing); to be exposed; to be wide open; to stand with one's limbs apart; to block the way
object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing