column of water; water column
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to sink (into); to get depressed
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
water's edge; waterside; shore
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
on the water; aquatic; waterside; water's edge
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
changing completely; transformation
field; plain; prairie; moor
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
sea of trees; broad expanse of dense woodland; abundant leafage
(smelling) strongly; pungently; reeking; angrily; sulkily; in a huff
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
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)
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
to rustle (in the wind); to sway; to stir; to blow gently (of the wind); to blow softly
to rock; to shake; to swing
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
this and that; various things
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to temper thoroughly; to train well
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
sincere; earnest; serious
incompetent; have no merit
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe