certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
door; gate; opening; title page
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
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 tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
ten (long cylindrical things)
such; this sort of; like this
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
timewise; temporal; chronal
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
carriage; movement (of the body)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
frequency (of occurrence)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
trial product; prototype model
failure; mistake; blunder
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
grooming oneself (esp. animals); mutual grooming (e.g. monkeys); social grooming; personal grooming
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
several people; a few people
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing