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 give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
one way or the other; either way
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
compelling force; legal force
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
two swords; being skilled in two fields; (an) expert in two fields; liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes alcohol and sweets equally well; bisexual (person)
tactician; strategist; master swordsman
as is habit; the way life normally is
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
yoke; constraints; oppression
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
fate; destiny; predestination
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
although I say; although one might say; although called
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to be contrary to one's expectations
(the) negative (e.g. pole); yin (in Chinese divination); hidden place; unseen part
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
still (continuing); as ever; further
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
acorn barnacle (Balanomorpha spp.)
adherence; sticking (to); fixation