to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
Taoist sexual alchemy (supposed to prolong the practitioner's life)
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
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)
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
influence; effect; impact
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
rivalry (between two irreconcilable forces); conflict; strife; mutual overcoming cycle (of the five elements in Chinese philosophy; wood overcomes earth, earth overcomes water, water overcomes fire, fire overcomes metal, metal overcomes wood); excessive destructive cycle
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
Shenxian thought (ancient Chinese folk belief in the existence of mountain wizards)
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk
all creation; all nature; all the universe
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case