specialization; specialisation
ancient Japanese martial arts
study; research; investigation
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
much less; to say nothing of
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object
service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement
form of astrology based on the Xiuyaojing
material; substance; matter
the cosmic dual forces (yin and yang) and the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire and earth) in Chinese cosmology
esoteric Buddhism; Tantric Buddhism; Vajrayana; secret Buddhist teachings; Mikkyō
mantra; Shingon sect (of Buddhism)
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to take over; to hand over
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
one's nature; talents; destiny; mission; sphere of activity
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing