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
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); victory; strictness; cruelty
to put out; to extinguish
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
together; mutually; fellow
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
chance (of success); odds
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
zun (ancient Chinese wine vessel, usu. made of bronze); (arch.) honorific prefix referring to the listener; counter for buddhas
Brahman; Brahma; Brahma; Hindu creator god; Sanskrit
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
evil spirit; demon; devil
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
to hide; to conceal oneself
to rule; to govern; to administer
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
atmospheric current; air current; airflow
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
exquisite skill; wonderful performance
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing