which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
Nationalist Government (of China; i.e. under the Kuomintang); provincial office (under the ritsuryo system); provincial capital
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
giving orders to someone and making use of him; servant
follower; attendant; valet; servant
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to thrust before; to thrust at
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
bai ze (mythical Chinese animal able to understand human speech, having the body of a lion and eight eyes)
to say; to be called; to do
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
and; thereupon; because of that
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
Shangdi (creator deity in Chinese folk religion); God
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence