foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
fourth dimension; four dimensions
function; function (programming)
true character; true heart; true spirit
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
physical science; natural science; physics; lixue (Song-era Chinese philosophy); (arch.) philosophy
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
seer; pioneer; leading spirit; enlightened person
ring; link; open spirals of heavy metal wire twisted into a kettle and used to lift it (tea ceremony)
the same; the said; likewise
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
castle site; ruins of a castle
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
reproachful; hateful; bitter
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
to make a firm resolution
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
traffic; coming and going; highway
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
overhead wires; elevated railway
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
mysterious turtle (an omen of good luck); Reiki era (715.9.2-717.11.17)