to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
rice cultivation; rice crop
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
means; way; method; measure
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
shellfish; seashell; shell
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to be worn down; to wear away; to wear out; to dwindle; to be reduced
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
conversion (of paper money, esp. into specie)
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant