chief; main; principal; important
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
book or scroll that has been handed down through generations; book of secrets; delivering a letter
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to turn towards; to point
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
true meaning; underlying principle
to repeat; to do something over again
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
something; what; why; how
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
one's pupil; one's student; one's follower
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
infancy; childhood; tender age
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
first of all; in the first place
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
proper; right; reasonable
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
sarcophagus; stone coffin