rice plant (Oryza sativa)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
philosophic principles; philosophy
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
12 signs of the Chinese zodiac
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
first sign of the Chinese calendar
second in rank; second sign of the Chinese calendar
9th in rank; ninth sign of the Chinese calendar
10th in rank; tenth sign of the Chinese calendar
service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
Wood Rat (1st year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
Water Boar (60th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1923, 1983, 2043)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
based on; on the basis of
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes