to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to work hard; to work diligently
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
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)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
acceleration; speeding up
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
competent; suitable; qualified
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
human kindness; human weakness
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
professional killer; hit man
final; eventual; ultimate
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
under investigation; under consideration; under review; pending (decision, etc.); awaiting verification