the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam
this and that; one thing or another
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
remote control; remote operation
transceiver (send and receive)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
quantification; expressing in numerical form; conversion to numerical form
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
conviction; belief; confidence
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
to degenerate; to lapse into
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
division into equal parts; equal parts
east, west, south and north
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to go along; to walk along; to follow
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to rise; to erect; to get up
coloured paper; colored paper
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity