to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
lately; recently; nowadays
(bowing and) greeting; (arch.) declining; (arch.) refusing
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings
emotional strength; force of will
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
in a temple; inside temple grounds; sub-temple
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
adds force or indicates command
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
vassals; retainers; followers
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
book; volume; this; present; main; head
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine; thunderbolt; Indra's weapon; Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining