a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
good; goodness; right; virtue
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to answer; to respond; to meet; to satisfy; to accept
form; shape; figure; visage
excellent plan; best policy
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
Japanese-Chinese; Japan and China
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
horizontal (Western) writing
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
bad habit; bad custom; evil practice; vice
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
government service; government employ
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to arrive; to reach; to adhere; to insist on; to put on; to wear
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)