origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
fields (of rice and other crops)
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
kalpa (eon, aeon); ko (in go); position that allows for eternal capture and recapture of the same stones
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
solid; substantial; substantive
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
how; in what way; how about
had better ...; may as well ...
assessment; rating; grade; evaluation
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
just then; at that time; right then; appropriate moment
upper reaches of a river; upstream
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
piece; fragment; one (object)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
tightly; firmly; fast; sharply; keenly
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
large quantity; large amount
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
to bear (a child); to be born; to produce; to yield; to be produced
romantic story; colorful story; colourful story; highly embellished story
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named