about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
(organ) rejection; unthinking dismissal; strong reaction (against)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
probability; likelihood; chances
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
in the meanwhile; during the time
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 descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
with a whack; with a thump; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; vacantly; blankly
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
here and there; in places
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to perceive; to understand
right under; directly below
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by