intimacy; friendship; familiarity
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)
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to paint (draw) a picture
crown; diadem; bottle cap
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to continue to rain or snow
to begin; to set about; to start
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
river; stream; River; the ... river
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
opposite side; opposition
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot