to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
strip show; striptease; stripping; removing one's clothes; strip (e.g. of wood)
(not so) much; (not) very
drama; play; powerful drug
middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)
self-improvement; (mental) training; self-discipline; cultivation
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
without; but if; otherwise; or else
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
individual; one by one; separate; each
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
that is to say; so that means
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
police; police officer; police station
immorality; iniquity; impropriety
good; goodness; right; virtue
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
error; mistake; slip; bug
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
another thing; other things; another man's property