bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
seedbed; nursery; seed-plot
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
restoration; repair; mending
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
rice reaping; rice harvesting
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
fallen ears (of grain); gleanings
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
snake; serpent; large snake
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
coating (esp. lacquering)
rice cultivation; rice crop
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
dried candies; dried confectionary; cookies
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
generation; the world; the age
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
distinction; differentiation; classification
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to increase; to add to; to augment
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying