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)
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
derailment; digression; deviation
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
transportation by water (e.g. by ship)
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
guarantee of safety; ensuring safety
special train; extra train
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
to cultivate a better understanding
visitor (to a factory, school, lab., etc.)
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
sale; sales; selling; marketing
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
vividly; clearly; distinctly; acutely
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
serious; severe; grave; acute
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos