meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
author; writer; novelist; artist
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
conflict; fighting each other
closely-packed series of lectures; intensive course
NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation
(Buddhist) lecture meeting; religious association; mutual assistance association (i.e. for financial assistance)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
homogenization (e.g. milk)
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
symbol; code; sign; notation
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
regional governor in ancient China
coincident with; while; simultaneously
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to care for someone; to look after someone
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
to repent; to be penitent
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)