transcendency; detachment
acquisition or forfeiture; acquisition (question of whether or not something is acquired)
selfishness; selfish motive
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
and so; therefore; for that reason
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
although I say; although one might say; although called
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
jumping to a hasty conclusion; premature judgement
to pounce on someone's words; to cavil at someone's words; to trip someone up with their own words
raised leg; lifting a leg; (arch.) sitting cross-legged
Imperial Rescript of 1908
to seek results, not show; (lit.) to discard the flower for the fruit
disobeying the emperor's order
person who prefers sweet things to alcoholic drinks; person with a sweet tooth
non-drinker; someone who cannot drink
double-sword fencing; two-sword fencer; being skilled in two fields; (an) expert in two fields; liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes alcohol and sweets equally well
(heavy) drinker; tippler; ... drinker (e.g. merry drinker, maudlin drinker); ... drunk; liker of; fan
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
light (e.g color, fabric); faint; somehow; kind of; scarce; slim
real thing; original; actual
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
(not even) a bit of; (not even) a hint of; (not) an iota of
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
both sides; two sides; double-sided
traditional Japanese paper made from the fibre of plant species Diplomorpha sikokiana (high quality, glossy)