reliance; trust; faith; confidence
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
outside the country; abroad
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
book; volume; this; present; main; head
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
tool; implement; means; furniture
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
official document; archives
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
continuation; succession; series
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people); netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net; slingshot; catapult
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification