this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
five characters; five letters; five-syllable verse of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.; first five syllables of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
element; chemical element; (classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire); (arch.) origin; (arch.) source
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
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
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
in order; in turn; one by one
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
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)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
coagulation; freezing; solidification; curdling; setting; congealing
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
vicissitudes; continual change; transmigration; metempsychosis
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
life; living; I; me; student
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
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
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); victory; strictness; cruelty
feeling; sense; impression