leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
racially homogeneous; monoracial
largest class; top category
although I say; although one might say; although called
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
wickedness; evil; calamity; disaster
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
all living things; all God's creatures, great and small
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
oracle; revelation; divine message
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
circulation; dissemination
groundless rumor (rumour)
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
eldest daughter; first-born daughter