bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
notice; attention; observation
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
the five Confucian filial-piety relationships
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
millionaire; one's superior; one's elder; (arch.) virtuous and gentle person; (arch.) female owner of a whorehouse in a post town; (arch.) chief of a post town
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
within a marriage; between husband and wife; conjugal
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
general; popular; common; typical
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
world; society; people; the public
(arch.) to match; (arch.) to equal; to catch up with; to overtake
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
can do; may do; be capable of doing
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
progress; advance; improvement; development
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
training; education; development; cultivation