value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
civilized society; civilised society
to subsist; to keep on living
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to say; to tell (somebody); to state
resolutely; determinedly; strictly; authoritatively; solemnly; gravely
brightness; splendour; splendor
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
dark; not understood; unknown
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
life; living; I; me; student
influencing people by one's virtue
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
very; greatly; exceedingly
unprecedented; new (and different); fresh; contrived; affected
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
directly opposite; right in front
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
discovery; detection; finding
beginning; outset; opening; start
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making