lucky omen; happy; auspicious
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
pair; the two; both persons; both things
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
primary significance; primary importance; first principle; absolute truth; ultimate truth
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
adaptation (of a poem, novel, etc.); recasting; rewriting; modification; rehashing
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
formative period (e.g. of nation); formative year
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
advocate; disputant; debater; (present) writer; author
symbol; emblem; mental image; representation; idea
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
attachment; obsession; persistence
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
discretion; prudence; good sense; judgement; judgment; wisdom
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
true; real; genuine; proper; utter