source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
small private school (esp. for cramming); private school (in the Edo period, orig. run by Confucianists)
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
pupil; disciple; follower
that is to say; so that means
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
sharp increase; sudden rise
Bureau of Onmyō; government office in charge of astronomical observations, divination and calendar making (under the ritsuryo system)
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
civilian in military employ
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
out of office; out of power; in opposition; unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist); in private practice
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
mountain ascetic; practitioner of Shugendō
esoteric Buddhism; Tantric Buddhism; Vajrayana; secret Buddhist teachings; Mikkyō
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)