interior; inside; internal
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)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
after that; afterwards; thereafter
orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
contradiction; inconsistency
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
metre; meter; meter; gauge
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
primary school; elementary school; grade school
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated