Inoue Kobai (1881-1949) (Chinese scholar)
geomagnetism; terrestrial magnetism
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
the positive and the negative; yin and yang
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to read (a person's) physiognomy
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
distance of eight sun (approx. 24 cm); dish or tray of this size (esp. used in kaiseki cuisine to serve several kinds of delicacies); food served in such a dish; variety of thick, traditional Japanese paper
eight trigrams (divination signs); bagua; divination; fortune-telling
in order; in turn; one by one
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
not worth mentioning; nothing special; nothing in particular; no notable ...
level ground; plain; flatland
katsura forest; beautiful forest
strangely shaped large rock; large rock of unusual shape
appearance; clothing; costume; dress
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
mediator; go-between; middleman
the three powers (heaven, earth and man); everything in the universe
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); five great wisdom kings
element; chemical element; (classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire); (arch.) origin; (arch.) source
stock; products; goods (esp. stolen); loot; spoils
planet; dark horse; surprise contender
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)