ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to be able to manage somehow or other
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
as far as the eye can see
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
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 push aside; to push one's way through
rising up (of smoke, clouds, etc.); towering; plump; chubby; welling up (of an emotion); boiling up
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to tower over the surroundings
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
invisibly; secretly; privately
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
absorption; suction; attraction
to make an appearance; to show up
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
several hundred; hundreds (of)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
standing tall; towering; soaring
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
dealing with; coping with
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise