event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
return of something; repayment
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
gender; distinction of sex; sex
living thing; organism; creature; biology
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
the opposite sex; isomerism
ding-dong dash; ding-dong ditch; ringing a doorbell and running away
instead; but (on the other hand)
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
to like; to love; to be fond of
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods; sake
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
dealing with; coping with
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
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)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion