the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
younger people; future generations
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
tradition; legend; folklore
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
popular name; common name; given name
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
agreement; assent; Norway
zun (ancient Chinese wine vessel, usu. made of bronze); (arch.) honorific prefix referring to the listener; counter for buddhas
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
fortress (surrounded by a wall, moat, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
beginning of the world; creation
on the way back; returning
homophony; same pronunciation; unison; same pitch; (in) one voice; (speaking in) unison
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea; East Sea (Korean name for Sea of Japan)
administration of the Ryukyu Kingdom
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll); a text written entirely in kana; graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries); notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.); rough draft
Shangdi (supreme deity in ancient Chinese religion); God; Shakra (king of heaven in Hindu mythology); Indra
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
losing weight; slimming; lean person
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
eternal; unlimited; endless
washing of cremated bones before placing them in a funerary urn (esp. in Okinawa)
family; members of a family
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit