one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
birth; creation; formation
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
the place for; the time for; the level of
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
progress; advance; improvement; development
very young; little; childish; immature
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to