earth, water, fire, and wind (the four elements)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
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
match (for lighting a fire)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit