historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
meditation; contemplation
anything and everything; just about everything
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly
polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
casual wear; ordinary clothes; everyday clothes; home wear
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
lotus leaf; vulgar; wanton
neighborhood nuisance; neighbourhood nuisance
social; societal; societary
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
surgical method; operative method; surgical technique; technique; mechanism of a jutsu
advance; moving forward; progress
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
how much; how many; however
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
(death from) starvation; starving to death