needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
distant look; faraway look
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
remains; corpse; (dead) body
to rise; to erect; to get up
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito); big three; top three
maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness; conservation
middle of the road; centrism; the middle (of what one is doing); half-way; middle way; middle path
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
the present regime; the existing regime
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
unsurpassable; peerless; having no equal; outclassing (others)
troubled times; turbulent times
leadership; initiative; spearhead
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
to bow; to worship; to receive; to see
historic; historical; traditional
dated; date; fixed; external
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
power balance; balance of power
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing