manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh)
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
section; cross section; profile
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
inexperienced person; novice; greenhorn; green hand
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)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
such; this sort of; like this
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit