civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
descendant; posterity; offspring
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
rule; reign; government; governing
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
birthplace; origin; cradle; motherland
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on