former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
ancestral spirit; collective of ancestral spirits which have lost their individualities; ancestor deified as a kami; spirit of a kami
body; group; party; company; troupe
supreme; greatest; highest; best
the three deities (Marici, Mahakala, Sarasvati); the three celestials (Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma)
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
sinus; cavity; antrum; neighborhood (administrative division in North Korea)
founder of a religious sect
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
kind; variety; (biological) species; (logical) species
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
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
commander; general; leader
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
dear; darling; adorable; precious; cute; lovely
tathata (the ultimate nature of all things)
criminal, administrative and civil codes (forming the basis of ancient East Asian law; orig. Chinese); legal codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models
imperial decree; imperial edict
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
most of all; extremely; supremely
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
to keep to oneself; to keep secret
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to direct; to guide; to orient; to orientate; to align
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
crushing; squashing; crumpling; squishing; with a smash; with a crunch
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
to look away; to turn away
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt