the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); five great wisdom kings
is something that; is that which
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
particularly; only; in the case of
ultimate; final; last; eventual
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
excess or deficiency; too much or too little
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
box lunch (containing rice and 10-15 small portions of fish, meat, and vegetables)
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
deadly serious; deadly earnest
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
entirety; whole; balance (in Zen); equality
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
nutritional value; food value
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with vegetables
variety of goods; number of articles
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for