to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
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 grimace; to make a wry face
effectiveness; efficacy; efficaciousness
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
at least; at most; (even) just
inside one's heart; in one's mind
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
water vapour; water vapor; steam
body; physique; build; stature
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
alternately; by turns; one after the other
judgment; judgement; discernment
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
tackle (e.g. rugby); fishing tackle
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to succeed; to bear fruit
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to run about; to rush about
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
goodness; excellence; virtue
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
eternal; unlimited; endless
belief; faith; adherence; espousal