expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
their Majesties the Emperor and Empress
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
black-market channels; illegal channels
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
action of making something; -ification
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold