materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
usual; ordinary; normal; ordinarily; normally; usually
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
street; quarter; district; area
in accordance with; according to
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
surface of the earth; ground surface
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
to get high; to become inebriated
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically