the three realms of existence; the whole universe (of a billion worlds) that Buddha enlightened; past, present and future existences; far-off ...; distant ...
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
reason for being; raison d'être
spirit world; underworld; the next world
esoteric doctrines; mysteries
fighting game (usu. one-on-one)
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
within; inside of; less than
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
flow line; streamline; lines representing the flow of a fluid
becoming dull; slowing down
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
contraction; narrowing; stricture; stenosis
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
phoenix (esp. fenghuang, the Chinese phoenix)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension