to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
NaK (sodium-potassium alloy)
being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit
step; stride; counter for steps
horse-headed demon (in hell)
remainder; the rest; what is left
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
kill; kill (shot); smash; spike (in volleyball)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
report; notification; registration
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
secret art; secret technique; mysteries (of an art)
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
cattleman; raising cattle
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
breeding; raising; rearing; keeping
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)