this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
to order; to command; to appoint
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
alternately; by turns; one after the other
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
beginning; outset; first; onset
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness