should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon, etc.
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
four images; four symbols; four emblems; four phenomena; four phases
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
eight trigrams; divination signs; divination; fortune-telling
good or bad luck; fortune
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
great deed; great enterprise; great work; massive undertaking
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
calamity; disaster; accident
explanation; interpretation
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
astringency; constriction; collecting (e.g. opinions); putting together; extraction (of taxes); convergence (of light); convergence
in that way; thus; so; so?
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although