communication satellite; Broadcast Satellite; BS
discovery; detection; finding
factory; plant; mill; workshop
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to fight against; to oppose; to face
just one person; only one
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
hills and fields; countryside
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
by means of; due to; because of; according to
outward appearance; apparent
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
does not match (one's, its) appearance
ruler of the whole country; person who holds the reins of government
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
human being; human; person; character (of a person)