lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
interest (on a deposit, loan, etc.)
element (esp. component in electronics); elemental device; device; data; datum
reasons; circumstances; details; particulars; hindrance; inconvenience
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
type of land rent paid by farmers
terminal; pin (on a semiconductor or microcontroller); port (e.g. LAN port)
molecule; numerator; element (of a group); member; particle
descendant; progeny; offspring
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
wife and children; (arch.) wife
three-cornered hat; tricorne
one's descendants; one's offspring; posterity
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being
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
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
corpuscle; minute particle; particulate
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
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
the next child; second child
neo-Confucianism (based on the teachings of Zhu Xi); Cheng-Zhu school
ornamental weights used to keep curtains and the like from blowing around in the wind
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)
Wood Rat (1st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
girl; daughter; woman; lady; (another's) wife
gentlemen; you; (all of) you or them; Hundred Schools of Thought
child born out of wedlock; illegitimate child; love child
discontented element; discontented (grumbling) member
reed warbler (esp. the great reed warbler, but also the black-browed reed warbler)
offspring (esp. livestock); progeny
Virgin and Child; Virgin Mary and baby Jesus
five flavor fruit (Schisandra chinensis); magnolia berry; schisandra fruit
type of land rent paid by farmers
angiosperm; flowering plant
small number of children (per family); bearing few children; youngest child (in the family)
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
small lidded vessel (often containing incense, medicine, etc.)
mustard paste; English mustard
rebellious child; rebel; traitor
Metal Rat (37th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1960, 2020, 2080)
monadic operator; unary operator
Water Rat (49th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1912, 1972, 2032)
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)
Fire Rat (13th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1936, 1996, 2056)
indicator; specifier; designator
cryopreserved oocyte; frozen ovum
particle; atom; molecule; corpuscle
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
wax gourd seed; winter melon seed
extract of Chinese wolfberry fruit
cryopreserved oocyte; frozen ovum
Chandra (Hindu moon god also revered as one of the twelve devas in Shingon Buddhism); (arch.) moon
litter (of animals); littermate
galbanum (gum resin from fennel)
strongly correlated electron system
presentation context identifier
Surya (Hindu sun god also revered as one of the twelve devas in Shingon Buddhism); (arch.) sun
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
denominator and numerator
stepparent-stepchild relationship; stepparent and stepchild
quantum-resistant cryptography
polarizer; polarizing prism
play at the center of three stones
alley; alleyway; crossroads; intersection
staff at a horse changing station during the ritsuryō period