true character; real nature
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
classification; categorization; sorting
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
end of life; death; annihilation
stepping back; drawing back
supplementary examination
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
concrete; tangible; material
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
four Taoist gods said to reign over the four directions; four gods said to reign over the four seasons
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
water's edge; beach; shore
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
to play a leading role; to play a central part
one large ...; a great ...
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
curse; spell; malediction
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
combined (concerted) efforts; solidarity; joining forces (with)
(one's) consideration; (taking) notice; interest; within the eye
almost; roughly; approximately
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
quarrel; dispute; argument