century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
as many (people) as possible
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
cumulative total; accumulated total; total up to now
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to increase; to add to; to augment
cheese for melting; melting cheese
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
un-; non-; negative prefix