retention; maintenance; preservation
same family (race, tribe)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
nirvana; supreme enlightenment; death; death of Buddha
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
such; like that; that sort of; very
meaning; significance; sense
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
how; in what way; by what means
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
admonition; commandment; sila (precept)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
special; particular; peculiar; unique