to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
lightly; easily; carelessly
to jump from one thing to another
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
ancient time; age of the gods
recorded in history; historical
dawning (of a new era); dawn
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to live; to reside; to inhabit
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
an extremely great number (often said to be 100 million); 10^60 (or 10^72)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
supreme; sublime; highest
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
second day of the month; two days
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
third day of the month; three days