arrow wheel (decorative windmill on the pole on which carp streamers are raised)
conception; idea; thought; samjna (perception)
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
the sun; god of heaven and the earth; laws governing the heavens; celestial path; celestial motion; deva realm (svarga); path in the heavens
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
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)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
special training; intensive training; crash course
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result