ancient script; ancient character; ancient alphabet
inscription; epitaph; epigraph
to mark with a dot (point)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
to lie deep in; to extend far back
colouring; coloring; colouration; coloration; painting
application (of ointment, etc.)
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
decolourization; decolorization; decolourisation; decolorisation; bleaching
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
bottom current; undercurrent
essence; kernel; spirit; pith
difference; disparity; gap
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
virtue; charm; merit; good point
perception; sensation; awareness
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
useless; vain; aimless; idle
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
transcription (of a text, DNA, RNA, etc.); copying; transfer (printing); transcription; transliteration
preference; priority; precedence
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
on the occasion of; at the time of
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology