to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
thousands; several thousand
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
feather decoration; plume
enumeration; citation; listing
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
to resound; to make a stir
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
landing; alighting; touch down
each place; various places
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
perception; sensation; awareness
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
power supply; power distribution
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid