state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
former (e.g. name); previous; changed; examination; inspection; investigation
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
paying an unannounced visit; rudeness
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam
all creation; all nature; all the universe
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
(arch.) a weight; temple supervisor; town (of China)
(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice