blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
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 dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
three-dimensional map; relief map
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
dotted line; perforated line
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
(written) explanation; explanatory label (e.g. in a museum); information sign (e.g. at a tourist spot); instructions (e.g. for a product)
construction; establishment
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
carrying out (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); taking out
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; (lit.) evidence is better than debate
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
gradation; gradation haircut; taper
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
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
round shape; circle; circular form
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
waist (the part of the pants located above the crotch); pant rise
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
with a start; with a jump
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
carving; engraving; sculpture
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
one by one; each; every; at intervals of