men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
empty (e.g. argument); insubstantial; hollow; fruitless
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
prohibition; ban; embargo
shaman; oracle; diviner; medium
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters; Japan's oldest historical record
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
responsibility or liability for a crime
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
group of problems; set of issues
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to repeat; to do something over again
reading through; reading over
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
don't you think?; indicates question
equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
even more; still more; further
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)