hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
origin; beginning; source; rise
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
study of (ancient) Japanese literature and culture; (arch.) provincial school (under Japan's ritsuryo system and pre-Sui Chinese law)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
modern man; modern person; modernist
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
family; relatives; dependents; household
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
change in appearance; transformation
image; figure; figure; form; image
explanation; matter under discussion; contents; one's opinion
history of Japan; Japanese history
world history; international history
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
modern person; people of today
bearer; carrier; person bearing responsibility; person in charge; supporter
disciples of one's disciples