seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
1000 ri; (a) long distance
evil eye; magical eye; eye with supernatural powers
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
general; popular; common; typical
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
well-known only to those in the know; well-known but to the few; well-known to a connoisseur
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
atmosphere; air; magnanimous; generous; large-hearted
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
power spot; spiritual hot spot; location said to be flowing with mystical energy
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
great war; great battle; world war
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)