character of a place; situation; location; occasion
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
common idea; common wisdom; generally accepted idea
prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
honest; upright; cleanhanded; unselfish
sincere; honest; faithful
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
obedience; submission; resignation
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
Western music; European music
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
two ways (e.g. of interpreting a word); two kinds; two types
clever; bright; smart; intelligent
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
president (of a university); vice-chancellor; secretary-general; director; leader (esp. of a biker gang)
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
official uniform; official dress
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
woodblock printing; woodblock print
middle class; bourgeoisie