somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
gentle spring rain; thin noodles made from bean starch (or potato starch)
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)
manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser; fertilizer
adds force or indicates command
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
everything; anything; nothing
supplementary or additional fertilizer (fertiliser)
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
suffix for familiar person
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
otherwise; or else; if not
unable to finish (on time, etc.); unbearable; intolerable; beyond endurance
lack; deficiency; vacancy; absence; non-attendance
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
pressure; oppression; suppression
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
even scale; equilibrium; balance; equalization; equalisation
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
nervousness; oversensitivity
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare