highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
(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 give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
completion; perfection; accomplishment
putting into operation; invocation
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
automatic; intransitive verb
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
engraving a seal; engraved seal; engraving; inscribing; brand (i.e. a mark of disgrace); stamp
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
ability; performance; efficiency
augmentability; extensibility; scalability; expandability
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
when it becomes; when it comes to
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
time; hour; period; class