Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
shellfish; seashell; shell
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
very; much; greatly; a lot of
sympathy; empathy; response
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
embodiment; materialization; actualization; realization; taking form; taking shape
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
contrast; antithesis; comparison
point in common; common feature
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
a cut above; one step above
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
return; conclusion; reduction
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
body; group; party; company; troupe
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
early (days); initial stage; initial
sovereign; ruler; head of state
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
people; men and women; each person; everybody
one-thousandth; 0.03 mm (one-thousandth of a sun); 0.01 percent (one-thousandth of a wari); old monetary unit (0.0001 yen)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
newspaper story (article, account)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid