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)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
and; thereupon; because of that
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
wrong; different; not like that
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
naked barley (Hordeum vulgare var. nudum)
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to all come in (e.g. teeth); to all come out (e.g. seedlings, flowers)
ankle; malleolus; ankle bone
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
the very best; excellent; superb
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
the way back; the way home; return trip