to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
right and wrong; good and evil
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
to lose one's way; to get lost
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
fork; junction; diverging point; turning point (e.g. in one's life); crossroads
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
to steer a ship; to manage; to take command; to take the helm
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
by myself; in person; by oneself
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
when it becomes; when it comes to
phrase; clause; basic linguistic unit in Japanese grammar
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
mineral vein; underground water channel
long mai (feng shui); longmai; the air or energy flowing down from an undulating mountain range
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
perpetual motion machine; perpetual motion engine; perpetuum mobile
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
starter (person who gives the signal for the start of a race); starter (player in a starting lineup); starter (motor)
writer; author; contributor
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
character information; character data; textual data