earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
second grade; medium quality; average; middle class; secondary grade
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
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)
Chinese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden silvergrass; zebra grass
golden lace (Patrinia scabiosifolia); scabious patrinia; yellow patrinia
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
shoeing a horse; horseshoeing
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
colour; color; hue; tints
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
(arch.) being unable to see the (harvest) moon because of rain; fifth lunar month
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
han; fan; unit that doubles the score of a hand
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
meaning; significance; sense
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)