study; research; investigation
enlightenment; instruction
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
early (days); initial stage; initial
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
the original; original copy; script
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
Brahma (Hindu god); large staff with plaited paper streamers (used at religious festivals or as a sign); buoy (used in longline fishing, gillnetting, etc.); down puff (on the end of an ear pick)
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
Asura; demigod; anti-god; titan; demigods that fight the Devas (gods) in Hindu mythology
Garuda or Garua (man-bird deity and 'vahana' of Hindu-Buddhist myth)
Sri-mahadevi (consort of Vaishravana)
Benzaiten; Saraswati; goddess of music, eloquence, also wealth and water
Skanda (swift-footed guardian deity); great runner
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan