et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
starting in advance; starting first; going first; starting (in team sports)
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
as planned; according to plan
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
beginning; outset; first; onset
inner castle; main keep; innermost enclosure of a castle
outer castle; outer fortification (surrounding the main castle)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
plural; multiple; plural (number)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
the Empress, the Empress Dowager and the Grand Empress Dowager; emperor's second consort; empress; palace of the empress; building of a Shinto shrine built on middle ground; demesne of the imperial palace
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
Taixi (Taoist practice); embryonic breathing
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
breathing techniques; breath control
guidance; showing the way; massage; tao yin; Taoist Neigong
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryō system)
most important provincial shrine; (arch.) first-born imperial prince
meditation; contemplation
the full scope of the heavens; 360 degrees; one full revolution of Earth; twelve years; one full cycle of the Chinese calendar
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
technical; specialist; professional; exclusive
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
elixir of life (prepared from cinnabar in ancient China)
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness