to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to pick up; to find; to gather
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
small hill; low hill; hillock
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
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 be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
discovery; detection; finding
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)