to fall on one's backside
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
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)
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
senior group member; leader among peers; (like) one's older brother; big brother
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
woman; female; feminine gender
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
chicken bones; chicken carcass
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
gentle clinking; sound of rapping; sound of rattling; simmering noise; light bubbling; sound of cooking something on a low flame
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
chicken broth; chicken soup
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)