in the face of; in defiance of
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
hamlet; subunit of village; burakumin area
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
six (long cylindrical things)
thicket; coppice; brushwood
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
care; precaution; guarding; caution
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
Atypus karschi (Asian species of mygalomorph spider); tsuchigumo (people of ancient Japan who were not subjects of the Yamato court)
air-raid shelter; bomb shelter
dwelling; house; residence; living; life