soil; breeding ground (for); fertile ground (for)
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
spotlight; close observation
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
time axis; time basis; timeline
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
script; screenplay; scenario
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
sense of values; values; value system
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)
giving (someone) a peek (of skin, underwear, etc.); giving a glimpse
to become possible; to become able to (do)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
minor character; secondary character
recipe; (medical) prescription; how-to guide (e.g. for crafts)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
losing shape (of clothing, etc.); losing form
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
to dash (water, etc.; on someone or something); to throw (on); to pour (over)
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
rationalization; justification
to mix; to blend; to combine