first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
should; must; -able; probably; likely
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
action of making something; -ification
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
tune; tone; intonation; melody; rhythm; harmony
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
mixed writing of literary Japanese and Chinese
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
wealthy and powerful family
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
(arch.) straight; ordinary; common; doing nothing
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
not limited to; not just ...
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...