skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
without doubt; certain; sure
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
Motoori Norinaga (1730-1801)
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
deep emotion; strong feelings
organization; organisation; systematization; systematisation
socialization; socialisation
mono no aware; appreciation of the fleeting nature of beauty; pathos of things; strong aesthetic sense
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
reaching; attaining; arrival
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
such; like that; in that way
noble; lofty; high-minded
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to differ; to vary; to disagree
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
sensitivity; susceptibility
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to be worried; to be troubled
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
open; public; official; overt
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
government service; the bureaucracy