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)
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
grinding; polishing; refining (a skill, knowledge, etc.); applying oneself (to study); disciplining oneself
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
comma; decimal point; radix point
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
sizzling (of cooking meat, fish, etc.); frizzling
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
fall; drop; descent; coming down
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
several hundred; hundreds (of)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
demonic; devilish; satanic; diabolic
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
special; particular; peculiar; unique
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext