success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
hairline; borders of the hair
bottom of the water; bottom of the sea; river bottom
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to burst open; to pop; to split
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
to ask a question; to ask questions
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance; vulgar; lowbrow; indecent
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to have meaning; to be meaningful
pulsation; pulsatory motion
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
rising; ascending; climbing
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
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)
sick person; patient; invalid
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
harmony; concord; consonance
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate