practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
that is to say; so that means
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
error; mistake; slip; bug
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
laws and ordinances; acts (of parliament, congress, etc.)
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
(excessive) flattery; smarminess; fawning
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
reality; actuality; hard fact
in accordance with; according to
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue