electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus; Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)
ceramics painting; porcelain painting; painting on china
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
annual tree ring; growth ring; experience in life
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
unbroken; uninterrupted; on and on; continuous
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
profound; deep; unfathomable
one's outlook on the universe
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
willpower; energy; vitality
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
patient's condition; pathology
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
intention; idea; inclination; wish
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
(it was) not until; (it was) only when