earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to increase; to add to; to augment
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
riskiness; (level of) danger
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
pair; the two; both persons; both things
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
long ago; a long time ago; already
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
that is to say; so that means
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...