taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
maid; helper; help; assistance
cut in the skin caused by a vacuum formed by a whirlwind; mythical weasel-like creatures riding on whirlwinds and inflicting sharp, painless wounds
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate
to strike (gold, oil, etc.); to find (e.g. buried treasure); to dig up
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
to say; to be called; to do
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
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)
ingredient; component; composition
to spend time (on doing something)
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
in comparison to; rather than
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
bento; Japanese box lunch
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
suffering; distress; hardship; trial