the cosmic dual forces (yin and yang) and the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire and earth) in Chinese cosmology
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
perfunctory; cursory; passing; chance (e.g. customer); transient; stray
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
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 (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
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
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
the five viscera (liver, lungs, heart, kidney and spleen)
society; the world; the times
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
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
element; chemical element; (classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire); (arch.) origin; (arch.) source
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)