first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
spider's thread; spider silk
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
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 become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
everything; anything; nothing
stepwise; one step at a time
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
ten; 10; ten years of age