dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
withdrawal; revocation; repeal; demolition; removal
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
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 do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
complicated and mysterious
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
moment to quit; way to quit
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
succeeding; following; trailing; next
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
long ago; already; a long time ago
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
on the occasion of; at the time of
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
although I say; although one might say; although called
pole (north, south); climax; extreme (point)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)