holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
participation; joining; entry; adherence
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
match; game; bout; contest
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
ceremony performed by a sorcerer to protect a noble setting out on a trip; walking in large steps; walking with a disabled leg; someone with a disabled leg
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
eternity; perpetuity; permanence
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going