sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
(rubbing, twisting) hard; with a squeal; with a creak; (drinking) in one sweep
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
out of season; unseasonal
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
tilefish (Branchiostegus spp.); blanquillo; horse-head fish
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
to cease; to stop; to be over
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
prevention; precaution; protection against
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting)
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
open; spacious; extensive
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)
living thing; organism; creature; biology
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to assemble; to set up; to construct
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
construction; establishment
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar