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)
coating (esp. lacquering)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to push aside; to push one's way through
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to face; to go towards; to head towards
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
the front; honest; upright; decent
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to choke; to have trouble breathing
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
feeling sick; feeling nauseous; feeling unwell; feeling displeased; feeling offended; feeling irritated
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also