reason; cause; circumstances
to prowl after; to keep watch on
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
imperial envoy; imperial messenger
(arch.) gourd; (arch.) calabash; (arch.) bottle gourd; dried gourd, used as flask
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
ama; female diver (who collects shells, seaweed, etc.)
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
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
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
noted doctor; excellent physician
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
(medical) doctor; physician
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
until now; so far; up to the present
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
Island; insula; island; islet
ancestor; forefather; foremother
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten