to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
travels; pilgrimage; itinerancy
spare time; free time; leisure time
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
backing paper (for a photo, painting, etc.); mat; mount
affixing; pasting; sticking
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
newspaper reporter; print journalist
fundamental (basic) principles; fundamentals; ground rules
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
proof; certain truth; demonstration; argumentation
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
spirit (e.g. human spirit); soul; spirit; ghost; ethereal being
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
(writing, painting) brush
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
commencing with; including
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
nothing but; none other than
extraordinary talent; genius; prodigy
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration
germination; pregnancy; arising (in); resulting (from); originating (in)
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
revolution; gyration; whirling; rotation
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
one person; another name; nickname; alias
doctor of philosophy; PhD