first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
mysterious power of words to alter reality
power; might; authority; influence
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
government service; the bureaucracy
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
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
mutation; change; transition
metallic taste; taste of iron
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
fire; trace of fire; heat of fire; force of a fire
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
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
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); victory; strictness; cruelty
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
disastrous flooding; kelpie; water demon that brings floods or disasters
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
one thin flat object; one sheet
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision