gem; jewel; precious stone
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
discovery; detection; finding
product; produce; result; fruit
material; substance; matter
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to replace; to move; to change the position of
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
to some extent; to a certain extent
nature; property; disposition
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to shed light; to cast light
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle