incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
low price; moderate price
fecundity; having many children; abundant production
together; mutually; fellow
solitude; loneliness; isolation
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
ancient Japanese (as spoken in Japan until the Middle Ages)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
the world; earthly affairs
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
activist; campaigner; crusader (e.g. for women's rights); athlete; sporty person
training; drill; practice; discipline
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
modesty; self-control; discretion
space; interval; space character; whitespace
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
animal; beastly; carnal; sensual; brute
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
birth; creation; formation
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
instead; but (on the other hand)
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
each nation; many nations; many countries
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new