valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
contribution (to a temple, shrine, etc.); donation
major loss; crushing defeat; big discount
a little; paltry; piddling; stud; chad
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
ignorant of the ways of the world
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
to put one's life on the line
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
money-making; earning money
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
greedy; avaricious; covetous
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
condemn the offense, but not the offender
dignity; majesty; sanctity
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
true character; real nature
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
contradiction; inconsistency
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
un-; non-; negative prefix
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct