skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
explosive; blasting powder
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
cold district; northern district
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
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)
to burn; to roast; to grill; to bake
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
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)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
hills and fields; countryside
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth