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)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
site; point on a map; spot
time; hour; period; class
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
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
second (unit of time); arc second
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
go that far; to that extent
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
starting point; starting line
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
within; inside of; less than
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to pick up; to find; to gather
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
decimal point; radix point
measurement error; calculation error
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization