to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
colorless and transparent
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
difficult to ...; hard to ...
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
calamity; disaster; accident
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
class-A; A class; A grade
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
rest; break; recess; intermission
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
imperial court; royal court
time; season; period; phase; stage
thinning out; pruning; culling; infanticide
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont