to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
ekayana (doctrine that only one teaching, usu. the Lotus Sutra, can lead to enlightenment)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
platform; home; home base; home plate
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
surroundings; environs; circumference
to look around; to survey
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
mountain range; mountain belt
tall, lanky person; bean pole; tall and thin; tall and lanky
steel tower; electricity pylon; transmission tower
here and there; in places
being dotted with; being scattered
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
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)
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
invitation; introduction; temptation
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
hard to reach place; remote place