as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
soil; breeding ground (for); fertile ground (for)
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 be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
one-by-one; separately; in detail
universal medicine; cure-all; panacea
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
humus; leaf mold; leaf mould; mulch
to mix; to stir; to blend
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
very interesting; of great interest
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
from now; from this moment; henceforth
to collect; to assemble; to gather
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...