palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
great difference; big difference; wide margin
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
instability; insecurity; crankiness
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
individual; private person; personal; private
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
the other day; a few days ago
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
of course; certainly; naturally
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
you (plural); all of you; you all
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment