to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to shoot or fire off an arrow
threat; intimidation; menace
to rain incessantly; to downpour
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to have an eye on; to zero in on
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
vulgar; mean; base; coarse; crude
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
don't you think?; indicates question
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to make progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
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)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around