to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
fully prepared; all ready
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
available; enabled; can be used; may be used
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
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)
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
treasure chest; strongbox
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
substitution; replacement; shifting; change