other; another; over; more than; I; me
Sinologist; scholar of the Chinese classics
scholar of (ancient) Japanese literature and culture
main force; chief object; mainline
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
in terms of; from the point of view of
good material; valuable data; positive factor (for the stock market); good news
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
Onmyōdō; way of Yin and Yang; occult divination system based on the Taoist theory of the five elements
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
Empire of Japan (Japan's official name under the Meiji Constitution)
foreign; abroad; overseas
good prospects; full of hope; promising
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
mental retardation; mentally retarded
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy