upper reaches of a river; upstream
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to take; to catch; to capture
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
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)
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
feeling of emptiness in the stomach; sensation of hunger
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)