hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
Japanese national (esp. abroad); fellow countryman
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
book printed from woodblocks
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
wood-block printing; wood engraving
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
colouring; coloring; colorant
record of war; war chronicle; commentaries of war; military history
non-official history; privately composed history
out of office; out of power; in opposition; unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist); in private practice
compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
daring and resolute; having dauntless courage
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
burying in the ground; having underground deposits
very ordinary; mediocre; all-too-common; quite commonplace
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
picking; collecting; harvesting
private records; secret notes; secret document; confidential papers
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
good prospects; full of hope; promising
thought; report on one's investigation into ...; deceased father
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
weather; astronomical phenomena
bodily sensation; sense; experience
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
first generation; founder
wax gourd (Benincasa hispida); ash gourd; white gourd; winter melon
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
first month of the lunar calendar; first month; first moon of the month; new moon