to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
observation; survey; watching
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
admiration; being impressed (by)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
comparison; something worthy of comparison
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
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 grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile (of soil); to be discerning (of one's palate, eye, ear, etc.); to be discriminating; to become rich
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
soil; breeding ground (for); fertile ground (for)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
to eat up; to consume (completely)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
intelligence; intellect; brains
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
bud; sprout; shoot; opening of a bud
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken