to be sooty; to be stained
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
overhasty; rash; premature
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
beyond that point; after that
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
time; season; period; phase; stage
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
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)
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
(water-filled) paddy field
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
how long; how much; to what extent
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
river; stream; River; the ... river
rice cultivation; rice farming
knowing; (an) acquaintance
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
minority group (party); minority
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
Shinto priest; Shinto priesthood