medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
public safety; public welfare
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
no!; no no!; no, not at all
Christer; Kristel; Kurisuteru
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
connection; link; relationship
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
universal serial bus; USB
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
company name; corporate name
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
story; tale; talk; discussion