above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
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)
to show; to bare (the teeth)
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
need; want; necessity; expenses; cost
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
no matter how much time passes
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
one part; one portion; one section
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person