to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
shikigami; spirit used by onmyōji sorcerers
four Taoist gods said to reign over the four directions; four gods said to reign over the four seasons
charm; spell; curse; malediction; dharani; mantra
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.; maxim
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
haori (Japanese formal coat)
taiji (in Chinese philosophy, the principle that embodies all potential things, incl. time and space)
heaven and earth; yin and yang; (the) positive and the negative
four images; four symbols; four emblems; four phenomena; four phases
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
eight trigrams (divination signs); bagua; divination; fortune-telling
the 64 hexagrams of the I Ching
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
yao (line representing yin or yang that comprises one third of an I Ching trigram)
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
an ideal topography for the four Taoist gods, with a river in the east, a broad avenue in the west, a basin in the south, and a hill in the north
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
amount of material resources
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
correspondence; being in accordance with; anaphora
creation; generation; formation; derivation
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
as (for); for; in the capacity of
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous