tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
descendant; progeny; offspring
element (esp. component in electronics); elemental device; device; data; datum
molecule; numerator; element (of a group); member; particle
emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being
wife and children; (arch.) wife
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
sons and daughters; children; girl
interest (on a deposit, loan, etc.)
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
terminal; pin (on a semiconductor or microcontroller); port (e.g. LAN port)
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
reasons; circumstances; details; particulars; hindrance; inconvenience
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
three-cornered hat; tricorne
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
corpuscle; minute particle; particulate
the Master said ...; Confucius said ...
the Master said ...; Confucius said ...
graviton (hypothetical elementary particle)
large number of children (per family); bearing many children
small knife that is largely ornamental or used to cut open letters and the like
Wood Rat (1st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
the next child; second child
ornamental weights used to keep curtains and the like from blowing around in the wind
neo-Confucianism (based on the teachings of Zhu Xi); Cheng-Zhu school
Sun Tzu (Chinese military strategist; 544?-496 BCE); The Art of War (military text by Sun Tzu; ca. 5th century BCE); Sun Bin Bing Fa (military text by Sun Bin)
written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll); a text written entirely in kana; graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries); notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.); rough draft
bulbil (esp. of a Japanese yam); propagule; brood bud
gentlemen; you; (all of) you or them; Hundred Schools of Thought
child born out of wedlock; illegitimate child; love child
girl; daughter; woman; lady; (another's) wife
elm bark clothes traditionally worn by the Ainu; elm bark textile
small number of children (per family); bearing few children; youngest child (in the family)
discontented element; discontented (grumbling) member
girl; daughter; woman; lady; (another's) wife
offspring (esp. livestock); progeny
Virgin and Child; Virgin Mary and baby Jesus
five flavor fruit (Schisandra chinensis); magnolia berry; schisandra fruit
angiosperm; flowering plant
little child; (arch.) male between 4 and 16 years old (ritsuryō period); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) disciple; I; me
woman in STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics); female scientist
rebellious child; rebel; traitor
Metal Rat (37th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1960, 2020, 2080)
type of land rent paid by farmers
type of land rent paid by farmers
Water Rat (49th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1912, 1972, 2032)
monadic operator; unary operator
Fire Rat (13th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1936, 1996, 2056)
duke, marquis, count, viscount and baron (five ranks of nobility in Japan; 1869-1947)
duke, marquis, count, viscount and baron (five ranks of nobility in Japan; 1869-1947)
particle; atom; molecule; corpuscle
indicator; specifier; designator
cryopreserved oocyte; frozen ovum
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
Earth Rat (25th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1948, 2008, 2068)
interest-bearing liabilities; interest-bearing debt; debt with interest; liability with interest
dissident element (e.g. in a political party); discontented element
one's descendants; one's offspring; posterity
Chandra (Hindu moon god also revered as one of the twelve devas in Shingon Buddhism); (arch.) moon
wax gourd seed; winter melon seed
extract of Chinese wolfberry fruit
cryopreserved oocyte; frozen ovum
reed warbler (esp. the great reed warbler, but also the black-browed reed warbler)
small lidded vessel (often containing incense, medicine, etc.)
denominator and numerator
Surya (Hindu sun god also revered as one of the twelve devas in Shingon Buddhism); (arch.) sun
play at the center of three stones
litter (of animals); littermate
murder will out; truth will out; bad deeds will always be discovered; (lit.) heaven will know, earth will know, I will know, you will know
presentation context identifier
polarizer; polarizing prism
stepparent-stepchild relationship; stepparent and stepchild
galbanum (gum resin from fennel)
strongly correlated electron system
quantum-resistant cryptography
hyacinth (Hyacinthus orientalis)
Ficus pumila var. awkeotsang (variety of climbing fig)
Cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides); Cape jessamine; gardenia
alley; alleyway; crossroads; intersection
staff at a horse changing station during the ritsuryō period
staff at a horse changing station during the ritsuryō period