to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
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 rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
clay doll; clay figure; clay figurine
inconvenient (residence); unpleasant (surroundings); difficult (to live in)
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
few decades; many decades; several decades
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
baton (of command); order; command; direction
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
family; relatives; dependents; household
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
to distribute; to hand out
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack