horizontal script (esp. of a European language); European writing; Roman letters; European language; Western language
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
striking; remarkable; considerable
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to lose a battle to win the war; to incur damage so as to inflict greater damage on a foe; (lit.) to allow one's flesh to be cut in order to sever another's bone
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
different kind (species, variety); heterologous; heterogenous
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos