pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
holy water; urine (esp. as related to urolagnia)
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
stork (esp. the Oriental stork, Ciconia boyciana)
piece; fragment; one (object)
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
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)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to sprout; to put forth buds
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
column of water; water column
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
curved sword (e.g. a scimitar, shamshir, etc.); curved blade
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
absorption; suction; attraction
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
what kind of business; what sort of matter