superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
retirement (from the world); seclusion
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
work of art; artwork; objet d'art
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
while; even though; despite
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
tactician; strategist; schemer; maneuverer
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)