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)
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
on the other hand; at the same time
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
influence; effect; impact
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
equality; impartiality; evenness
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
prejudice; bias; distorted view
speech; expression; wording; language
to try all possible means
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
at a loss for words; stumped for words
networking; making contacts
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to put (wood, coal, paper, etc.) into the fire; to throw on the fire; to add to the fire; to burn
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention