firm; strong; solid; stable
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
due form; official; formality
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
people; citizens; subjects; folk
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
of course; certainly; naturally
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
woman; female; feminine gender
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
single word; a few words; brief comment
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
losing weight; slimming; lean person
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
tall figure; high stature
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
hereditary system; hereditary succession