four characters; four letters
furigana; kana over or beside kanji to indicate pronunciation
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
dictionary with Japanese definitions of kanji and kanji compounds; kanji dictionary
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
standard gojūon syllabary order (aiueo, etc.)
aiueo-order; order of the kana syllabary
beyond that point; after that
Felidae (family comprising the cats)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
leopard (Panthera pardus)
cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
encyclopedia; encyclopaedia
around the world; throughout the world
counter for books; volume
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
tool; implement; means; furniture