metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
suffix for familiar person
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
raging fire; conflagration
drawing a sword; drawn sword
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
family; members of a family
record of war; war chronicle; commentaries of war; military history
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
way; method; means; resource; course
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
extremely; terrifically; super
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
messenger; envoy; emissary
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity