star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk
pure gold; solid gold; fine gold
in general; on the whole; for the most part; by and large; almost all
natural product; product of nature
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon; positive and negative (magnetic poles, electric terminals, etc.); cathode and anode
being actualized; becoming apparent; becoming tangible; surfacing; manifesting
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
fault; dislocation; gap; discrepancy
surface of the earth; ground surface
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
treasury; treasure house; storehouse; treasure trove; rich source (of)
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
soil; breeding ground (for); fertile ground (for)
vitality; energy; dynamism
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to become better; to improve
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market
arrival of ships (from abroad); arrival by ship
fengshui practitioner; fengshui master
bearing; heading; point of the compass
to be common (to); to have (something) in common (with); to be mutually understood; to have a mutual connection; to communicate with each other
artery; arterial road; major route
theory of the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); five phases theory; wuxing theory
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
dragon god; dragon king; naga
modernization; modernisation
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
material civilization; material civilisation
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
qi; mysterious life force that makes up everything; spirits; mind; divine atmosphere; mysterious presence
formless; immaterial; intangible; incorporeal; abstract; moral
proclamation; official notice; touch; contact
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)