transcendence; excellence; superiority
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
professional killer; hit man
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
most attractive feature (of a person)
large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan
unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor (vigour)
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
shady; underhanded; questionable
immediately; at once; instantly
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
example; illustration; precedent
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
possessed of a strong sense of duty
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
(being beholden to someone for a favor of) a night's lodging and a meal
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
livelihood; subsistence; business; trade; profession
careless; thoughtless; hasty; rash
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
nice; good; well-executed
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology