equality; impartiality; evenness
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
Amitabha's Pure Land; Sukhavati
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
I see; that's right; indeed
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
pleasant feeling; good vibes
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
commemorative photograph; souvenir photograph
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
outsider; someone outside of a group
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives