bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
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)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
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
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
just because; even if; even though
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
honorific/polite/humble prefix
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
coagulation; freezing; solidification; curdling; setting; congealing
capable of anything; liable to do
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)