hard-to-overcome obstacle; high hurdle; (lit.) thick wall
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
based on; built on; made from
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)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
water for washing or moistening one's hands
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
five (long cylindrical things)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
gusset (esp. in kimono); gore
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
shellfish; seashell; shell
piece of wood (cut from a larger piece); chip of wood; block of wood
omission (of middle part of a text); ellipsis
four-legged tray for festive food
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
suffix for familiar person
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
open field; empty lot; plain
with a (cry of) "ah!"; with a shout (of surprise, shock, etc.); in surprise; in astonishment