spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
ruler and ruled; master and servant
imperial court; royal court
samurai receiving this much rice as a fee; offering of rice cake containing this much rice; person receiving this amount of money as a salary
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
crown prince; Prince Shōtoku
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
(not) even with; (not) even using
punishment; judgement; judgment; decapitation
sharp or blunt; bright or foolish
out of the question; unthinkable; impossible
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to weave a pattern; to begin to weave
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
overcoming; conquering; surmounting; getting over
being absorbed (in); immersion; sinking (into)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to be reflected (in); to be mirrored (in); to impress (a person)
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
rights and wrongs; the relative merits (of a case); propriety
disapproval; disagreement; no; the noes; not ...; dis-
merits (of a case); right or wrong
to be infected; to be contagious
inconsiderate; unkind; cruel; thoughtless; unthinking; mindless
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
minerals and rocks; metal and stone utensils; epigraph
to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking metal against stone)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
order; sequence; procedure
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
to be enchanted; to be charmed
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)