attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
(arch.) difference (from one another); (arch.) different thing; (arch.) other; unusual; extraordinary
together with; same; both; all; including ...
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters; Japan's oldest historical record
ancient time; age of the gods
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to investigate; to consider; to pat; to rub
second line of a four-line Chinese poem
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
letter (e.g. of complaint); letter to the editor; letter from a reader; contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
having a fetish for ...; specializing in ...; (arch.) first; (arch.) foremost; (arch.) doing as one pleases; (arch.) acting selfishly
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
from ... to; between ... and; or
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
questions and answers; dialogue
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
grudge; complaint; reproach
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
guardian deity of one's birthplace
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)