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 raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
once in a while; occasionally; at long intervals
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to tower over the surroundings
the government; Administration
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
to shave off; to scrape off
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
unparalleled; incomparable; matchless; unrivaled; peerless; unique
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
bronze statue; bronze sculpture
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
superstition; superstitious belief
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
like this; in this way; as you see
to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader
how many people; a number of people
to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries
going on a pleasure jaunt
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
front entrance; front door
(security) guard; caretaker; janitor; doorkeeper; gatekeeper
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)