the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
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 send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to rank with; to rank among
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to treat shabbily; to be careless about; to handle roughly; to waste; to use wastefully; to spend recklessly
unwelcome favor; unwelcome favour; misplaced kindness
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
if so; in that case; in that situation
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
synchronization; synchronized swimming
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
essentially nonexistent; virtually nil
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
to accuse someone; to charge someone
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
to pay a bill; to pay one's debt; to pay one's tab; to pay the price (for one's actions); to face the consequences; to suffer the repercussions
to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable
rot; decay; erosion; corrosion; etching; rust
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
casting (of a play, film, etc.); cast
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
inexperienced person; novice; greenhorn; green hand
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to go to hell; to fall into hell; to be damned
life; living; I; me; student
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to put one's strength into
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)