to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to throw at; to turn; to raise
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
how long; how much; to what extent
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
anything and everything; just about everything
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)
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
moving about; stirring about
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to say time and time again; to say till you're blue in the face
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing