early; primitive; primordial
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
export; exportation; efferent
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
cut in the skin caused by a vacuum formed by a whirlwind; mythical weasel-like creatures riding on whirlwinds and inflicting sharp, painless wounds
kappa (mythical water-dwelling creature); river god
degree of familiarity; popularity
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
northward; facing the north; nobleman's true wife
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
spirit of a deceased person; the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
meaning of a word; sense of a word
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
ideogram; ideograph; ideographic script
mountain river; mountain stream
trees and stones; unfeeling person
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)
kanji "insect" radical at left
mizuchi; mythical dragon-like beast
evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)
to write out; to express; to describe; to publish
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
Qi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
recitation; reciting from memory
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
according to ...; ... says
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance