to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
long ago; already; a long time ago
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
semi-darkness; dim light; poor light; dusk; twilight
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
some people; a few people; several people
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
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)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)