this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
chimera (mythological); chimaera
tradition; legend; folklore
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
covering for the back of the hand and wrist
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
rising; ascending; climbing
using multiple simple paper masks to represent different emotions in a play (from the middle of the Edo period); simple paper mask
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
black stone; black (go pieces)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
mental derangement; insanity; psychosis
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
earring (non-pierced); helix