ritual; religious service; festival
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
breaking off relations (with); severing one's connections (with); breaking with (e.g. one's past); insulation (electrical or thermal); isolation
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
a few people; small number of people
cookie; biscuit; cookie; browser cookie
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable
to make (someone) drink; to force to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
being independent; becoming independent; standing on one's own feet (without the use of crutches, etc.)
inborn nature; genuine; intrinsic; essential
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise; Pure Land Buddhism
Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582.6.21)
almost not able (to do something)
to push away; to push aside; to shove
divine mirror; sacred mirror (one of the three sacred treasures)
hateful; detestable; loathsome
fort; stronghold; fortification
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
progress; advance; improvement; development
development; growth; progress; development; expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.); developmental disability
scientific capability; scientific ability (e.g. of a student); scientific strength (e.g. of a country); level of technological development
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
feeler; tentacle; antenna; touching (with one's hand); feeling; sensing
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
(arch.) a weight; temple supervisor; town (of China)
hard education; hard training; Spartan education