inner citadel; core; center; centre
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded
done; just done; just finished
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
conception; idea; thought; samjna (perception)
bearer; carrier; person bearing responsibility; person in charge; supporter
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
to blaze; to burn brightly
still; even now; to this day
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
literary fragment; interpreting (and using) a passage without regard to its context
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
next; secondly; subsequently
name; nameplate; caption; storyboard (of a manga); rough draft
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
phantom; vision; illusion
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
(arch.) exposure; (arch.) clarity; exoteric Buddhism; public Buddhist teachings
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible