to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
use; utilization; utilisation; application
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
bridge (of a koto, etc.); cylinder; prism
birth; creation; formation
reigning; controlling; dictating
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
alteration; falsification; faking
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)