to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
authority; power; influence
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
international; diplomatic intercourse
strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
that is to say; so that means
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
however; nevertheless; but; and yet; whereas; while
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to look down on; to make light of
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
un-; non-; negative prefix
fairness; openness; impartiality; Komeito (Japanese political party)
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky