layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
derailment; digression; deviation
organic; coordinated; working in a coordinated fashion
material; substance; matter
to correct oneself; to restate
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
from the viewpoint of; according to
origin; beginning; source; rise
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to survive; to continue living; to escape death
to form a pair; to pair up
now that; since; as long as; provided that
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
geothermal energy; terrestrial heat
eruption; volcanic eruption
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
formulation (of a plan, policy, etc.); decision; settling on
spirit world; underworld; the next world
creation; Creation (by God)
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
essence; true nature; substance; reality