object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
massing (of troops); gathering
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
to check (in chess); to threaten (somebody's position, etc.); to close in (on somebody)
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
spread; span; expanse; extent
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to lure someone; to entice someone
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
rewriting (book); renewal; transfer of ownership
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others