transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
uncertain; unreliable; inauthentic; insecure
to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position
ungenerous; poor in spirit; with no great feelings
cause and effect; causality
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
all (there is); as long as there is
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
discrimination; discernment; identification
strangulation; strangling
how long; how far; how much
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
fixed; obvious; commonplace
(death from) starvation; starving to death
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
opposite bank; farther shore
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
sovereign; emperor; monarch
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
endless; boundless; everlasting
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting to write (call, visit, etc.); failing to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
to talk; to discuss; to debate; to negotiate
quiver (worn on the right hip; post-Nara period)