before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to push (something) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
parts; accessories; components
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
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 collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
dense; populous; crowded; thick
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow through; to blow across
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
fiction; fabrication; concoction
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
river; stream; River; the ... river
along; parallel to; in accordance with
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty