serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
to increase one's savings
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
accredited master (of a performing art); being famous; being popular; famous person
diploma; licence; license
master; teacher; stable master
second generation; second; junior
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
lineage; pedigree; family line
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
way; path; route; along the way; along the road
character of a place; situation; location; occasion
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
strength; solidity; firmness; armour; armor
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
like; similar to; same as
upper part; upper region; region above
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
(arch.) exposure; (arch.) clarity; exoteric Buddhism; public Buddhist teachings
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
supporter (e.g. of the arts); adherent; proponent