pure; true; genuine; unmixed
superstition; superstitious belief
bigoted; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
Japanese reading of a Chinese character
this sort of; this type of
scholar of (ancient) Japanese literature and culture
proof to the contrary; disproof; counter-evidence; rebuttal; refutation
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
kan-on; Han reading; on reading of a kanji based on Tang dynasty Chinese
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
word of Japanese origin; native Japanese word
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to express (in words); to confess
match (for lighting a fire)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
paper-enclosed standing lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an oil lamp; taxi roof light
Western learning (introduced to Japan in the late-Edo and early-Meiji periods)
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
representative; exemplary; model
beautiful custom; fine custom; good custom
unkindness; unfriendliness
discrimination; judgement; judgment; separation; sorting
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.