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 dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
long ago; previous; of a former age
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
disaster film; disaster movie
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
stale; hackneyed; clichéd
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
great laughter; burst of laughter
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
myself; yourself; I; me; you
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; wide open; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly