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
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
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
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
jewel box; jewelry box; jewelry case; casket
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than