tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
in this manner; in this way; like this
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
ancient times; prehistoric times
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
state religion; official religion; established religion
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
royalty and titled nobility
temple; shrine; sanctuary
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
pair; the two; both persons; both things
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
(national) capital (city); metropolis
Holy City (e.g. Jerusalem, Mecca)
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
evident; plain; distinct; clear
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
courteous; decorous; polite
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
your highness; your grace; your eminence
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son