to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
similar instance; similar case; parallel case; analogy
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
the "ma" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ma, mi, mu, me, mo)
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
fecundity; having many children; abundant production
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
good; goodness; right; virtue
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
poisonous snake; poisonous serpent
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
mountain river; mountain stream
name of a god; name of a shrine
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
just because; even if; even though
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
children's story; fairy tale
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
what people say; rumours; public opinion
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
all; entire; whole; altogether
spot (glimpse, outline); sighting
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
care; precaution; guarding; caution
Shōtoku Taishi (574CE-627CE); Prince Shōtoku
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
to flow down; to run down