previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
crystalline lens (of the eye)
to be enchanted; to be charmed
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror); implement used in religious ceremonies
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
emperor; living god; god incarnate; miracle-working god (who appears as the occasion demands)
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
to govern; to manage; to subdue
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one