one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
like; similar to; same as
criminal, administrative and civil codes (forming the basis of ancient East Asian law; orig. Chinese); legal codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
the cosmic dual forces (yin and yang) and the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire and earth) in Chinese cosmology
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
firm; strong; solid; stable
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to be transmitted (handed down) from generation to generation
secret art; the mysteries
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
ancestor; forefather; foremother
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)