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)
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
with a start; with a jump
to stop walking; to pause
quadruped walking; walking on four legs
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to approach; to draw near
visual confirmation; sighting
threat; intimidation; menace
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
one's own strength and skill alone (without money, connections, etc); nothing to rely on but oneself; (being) self-made
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
standard; set; routine; decided
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more