origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all animate creation
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
growing wild (naturally); native
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
something going right into or coming right out of a place where it fits snugly
underground; subterranean
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
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 wash away; to rinse off
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
worthy of special mention
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to begin; to set about; to start
to subsist; to keep on living
very rich person; the super rich
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
in succession; one by one
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack