cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
to become clear; to be made public
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
even though; despite; when
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
but; however; provided that
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
Western clothing; Western binding
mask; disguise; guise; mask
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
aforementioned; above-mentioned
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
pistol; handgun; revolver
automatic (e.g. door, gun, etc.)
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
orders; instructions; directive; command
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification