emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
shading; shielding from light
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
to die out; to become extinct
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
product; produce; result; fruit
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
whole nation; whole land; whole country
transmission; communication; circulation; dissemination; diffusion; propagation
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
stagnation; standstill; accumulation; stay; sojourn
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
writing (e.g. as a profession)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
practicability; feasibility; operability; expected implementation
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
making efficient; optimization
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
quantification; expressing in numerical form; conversion to numerical form
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar