one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
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)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to machine; to cut; to scrape
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
a posteriori; posteriority
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
pleasant feeling; good vibes
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
by myself; in person; by oneself
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
general (civil engineering and construction) contractor
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
bento; Japanese box lunch
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor