teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
strength; toughness; bravery; boldness
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
innumerable; countless; numberless
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
calamity; disaster; misfortune
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
perception; sensing; noticing
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
space perception; spatial perception; spatial awareness
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to all come in (e.g. teeth); to all come out (e.g. seedlings, flowers)
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
secret information; intelligence