~の noun / adverb:

• by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; at heart
• absolutely (not); (not) at all - followed by a verb in negative form

noun:

• animate nature; living things
• living person; the living - usu. せいじゃ or せいしゃ

noun:

• form and nature

noun:

• beauties of nature; the traditional themes of natural beauty in Japanese aesthetics - four character idiom ➜ 花鳥諷詠
• artistic pursuits involving nature themes

noun:

• inborn nature

~の noun:

• genuine; intrinsic; essential

noun:

• animal nature; animality

noun:

• hostile nature; inimical character

expression:

• let nature take its course; what will be will be - proverb

expression:

• nature itself is a good mother; even without parents, children grow up [literal] - proverb

noun:

• nature trail

noun:

• story about human nature or emotions (esp. rakugo); emotional rakugo story lacking a punch line ➜ 落語

noun:

• work of nature

noun:

• interpenetration of spirit between the poet and nature in a haiku

adjectival noun / noun / ~の noun:

• same nature or quality; homogeneous

noun:

• one's nature; one's destiny
• custom; tradition; habit; convention

noun:

• predatory nature; rapacious disposition - four character idiom

noun:

• inborn nature

suffix:

• someone of that nature; someone doing that work

noun:

• thievish nature (character); thieving heart; cunning and greedy character - four character idiom

noun:

• description of nature

noun:

• human nature; instinct; humanity; humanism

noun:

• inborn nature

noun:

• nature observation

noun:

• perspective on nature

noun:

• divine nature; spirituality