hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
slightly elevated; slightly higher (of a price); marginally up; edging higher
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
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)
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to ascend; to go up; to climb
torii (Shinto shrine archway)
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
darkness of the night; black of night; dead of night
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
(electric) torch; flashlight
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
texture; grain; one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; surface of the earth; bare ground
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
(stone) guardian lion-dogs at a Shinto shrine
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
under the veranda; under the floor; out of sight; in the background; unnoticed
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
unexpectedly; surprisingly
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
even if not; even without
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come