playing with dirt; gardening; farming (as a hobby)
washing with cold water (without using soap, etc.)
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
door; gate; opening; title page
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
joint; seam; joining point
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
carving; engraving; sculpture
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
image; figure; figure; form; image
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
upper half of the body; upper body
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
behind; in the rear; in back
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
to begin talking; to open up
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
firstborn; first child; eldest child