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 drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
to grow up; to become an adult
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
along; parallel to; in accordance with
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
way of calling (something or someone)
to cry and shout; to scream
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
to think of; to come up with
if so; in that case; in that situation
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
strong interaction; strong force
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
heating power; thermal power; firepower