Onmyōdō; way of Yin and Yang; occult divination system based on the Taoist theory of the five elements
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
to serve; to work for; to attend
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
to be handed down from generation to generation
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
government office; government agency; authorities
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
operation (of a bus or train service); service; running; movement (of a heavenly body); motion; revolution
the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
technique; art; skill; move
honour; honor; glory; privilege
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
question; inquiry; enquiry
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
rival; competitor; competition
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
family; relatives; dependents; household
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)