to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
cannot be helped; unavoidable
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
self-control; self-restraint
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
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)
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
such ... as; or some such
composed expression; clear face
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)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
beyond this point; from now on; after this
scale; scope; plan; structure
celebration; congratulations
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly