weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
edge; angle; ridge (e.g. of a mountain)
grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
walking heavily; lumbering
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
head; lead; vanguard; first
slide (used for projection); magic lantern
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
exposure to the sun; sunny place
early on; earlier on; from early
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
soil fertility; soil quality; productivity of the soil
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden silvergrass; zebra grass
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
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 sift out; to screen or eliminate (candidates)
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
on the occasion of; at the time of
to look around; to survey
in that way; thus; so; so?
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
plump; with a thud; heavily
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)