rising; ascending; climbing
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
preference; priority; precedence
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
the seven prismatic colors (colours)
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
chapel; place of worship (esp. Christian); place of worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
fundamental idea; basic concept
autosuggestion; self-suggestion
change; alteration; modification
origin; source; beginning; starting point
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
official announcement; proclamation
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
(religious) faith; belief; creed
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to revere; to respect; to worship
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor
not yet known; unknown; strange
archeologist; archaeologist
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
study; learning; tutorial
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
something like ...; something called ...