one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
imperial court; royal court
nice; likeable; desirable
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
inexpert or untrained eyes
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
blood vessel; blood relationship
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
looks; personal appearance; features
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
(excessive) flattery; smarminess; fawning
worldliness; vulgarity; coarseness
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
depravity; corruption; degradation
to attempt; to test; to try out
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to