foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
to go along; to walk along; to follow
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
boiled and half-dried bonito
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
temporary manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
indolence; laziness; sloth
physical properties; properties of matter; physicality
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to look upwards; to look up
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)