way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
lightning; thunder; thunderbolt
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
the cosmic dual forces (yin and yang) and the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire and earth) in Chinese cosmology
by means of; due to; because of; according to
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
technique; art; skill; move
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)