to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
crunchy; gritty (sand, pebbles, etc.)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily
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)
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing