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)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
proposal; proposition; suggestion
execution; enforcing; carrying out; giving alms; giving food to the poor or monks
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
living thing; living creature; animal; life
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to prowl after; to keep watch on
several weeks; a few weeks
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
infants; babies and very young children
intellectually disabled person; mentally disabled person
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
god of death; death deity; Death
sad to say; how sad; alas
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
bringing up; rearing; upbringing