to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
reward; honorarium; remuneration
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
research; study; investigation
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
(wandering) minstrel; troubadour
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
halo (esp. in Christian art); nimbus
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
precious orb; Cintamani stone; wish-fulfilling jewel; hōju; uppermost spherical part of a pagoda finial
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
three; three years of age
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
phantom; vision; illusion
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger