to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
to repeat; to do something over again
while; during; while; although; all; both
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
at that time; in those days
evil spirits of rivers and mountains
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
headquarters; head office; main office
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
magic; sorcery; incantation
by means of; due to; because of; according to
spirit world; underworld; the next world
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
Onbashira Festival; log-dragging festival held once every six years in Suwa, Nagano
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance