explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
as (for); for; in the capacity of
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
beginning; outset; first; onset
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
image; figure; figure; form; image
by means of; due to; because of; according to
level; standard; water level
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
immediately; right away; on the spot
operation; functioning; running
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
after that; afterwards; thereafter
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
telekinesis; psychokinesis
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
again; once more; a second time
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
without; but if; otherwise; or else