reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
questions and answers; dialogue
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
a great variety of; diversity
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
to compose; to put together
how many people; a number of people
to be inherent (in); to reside (in); to be immanent (in); immanence
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to have (something) innate; to be born with
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
windy; windswept; receive harsh treatment
the times; the world; society
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to push into; to stuff into; to be enthusiastic (about); to be crazy (about); to get excited; to be stirred up
to get used to using; to get accustomed to using
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
focusing (of light); convergence; gathering and bundling
fundamental knowledge; the basics
professor; teaching; instruction
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter