to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to live; to make a living; to get on with
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
support; backing; patronage
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
sowing seeds; planting seeds; scattering seeds
to carry over; to carry forward; to keep (for later); to defer
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
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 till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
humus; leaf mold; leaf mould; mulch
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
all but dead; half killed
match declared drawn due to injury
information; news; report; reward; retribution
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
maintenance; preservation; improvement