surface of the earth; ground surface
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
fine thread; fine yarn; filament
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to bind; to fasten; to tie up
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
longitudinal direction; vertical direction; portrait orientation
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
spa (mineral spring); spa (establishment with facilities for beauty treatment, weight loss, relaxation, etc.); health spa; spaghetti
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible
starting line (in a race); start line; starting point
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to suit (one's needs, tastes, purpose, etc.); to serve; to meet (one's expectations, wishes, etc.); to measure up to (e.g. one's ideal); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be consistent with (reason, morality, etc.)