concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
(very) cheap; (very) inexpensive; cut-price; bargain (price)
coloured paper; colored paper
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
unidentifiable; unidentified
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
assertion; declaration; affirmation
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
clearly; distinctly; vividly
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
(urban) prefecture (i.e. Osaka and Kyoto); centre (e.g. of learning); center; (government) office; fu (administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam)
to live; to reside; to inhabit
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
deep inside; innermost place
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
semi-transparent; translucent
other side; opposite side; other party
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip