origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
Huang Di (The Yellow Emperor; legendary emperor of China)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
medical book; medical journal
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
sericulture; silkworm culture; silkworm raising
metre; rhythm; musical temperament
enactment; establishment; creation
tradition; legend; folklore
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
fortune-telling; divination
Taurus (constellation); the Bull
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
people; citizens; subjects; folk
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish