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)
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
research institute; (research) laboratory
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
experiment; experimentation
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
to pay for one's transgression; to receive punishment for one's crime
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to need; to call for; to require
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
perception; sensing; noticing
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
how long; how far; how much
confirmation; certification; ascertainment
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?