rather; better; instead; if anything
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
height (of body); stature
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
hindlimb; hindlimbs; hind leg; hind legs
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
same quality; same nature; homogeneous
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
casting; founding; minting
refining; refinement; smelting
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
construction; architecture (of buildings)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
difference; discrepancy; variation
should; must; -able; probably; likely
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)