expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
origin; appearance of auspicious omen
origin; source; beginning; starting point
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
between the waves; in the waves; on the waves; behind the waves; beneath the waves
han; fan; unit that doubles the score of a hand
common reed (Phragmites australis)
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
as of the end of (today, this month, etc.); to make (today, etc.) the last (day)
to help each other; to cooperate
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
the other day; a few days ago