to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
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 step firmly (on); to harden by treading
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
anything and everything; just about everything
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
that day; the very same day
sewing; needlework; embroidery
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to telephone; to make a phone call
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
imagination; supposition; guess
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to set (sun); to become dark
dreamworld; dreamland; la-la land