muddy water; red-light district
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
panoramic view; bird's-eye view
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
interior; inside; internal
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
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)
remains; corpse; (dead) body