predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
medicine; Pharmaceutical and Food Safety Bureau
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
change; alteration; transmutation; mutation
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
action; operation; effect; function
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
milk (of a mammal); latex (milky fluid found in plants)
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
to concern; to be related
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to revere; to respect; to worship
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding