happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to pay off completely (e.g. loan)
how can (one) do something
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
(very) patient; persevering
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
even if not; even without
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
finish; completion; the end
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
Shinmeikai Kokugo Jiten (Japanese dictionary published by Sanseido)
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
to get help; to enlist aid
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
(black) magic; witchcraft; sorcery
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
Mediterranean Sea; Mediterranean sea (oceanography)
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
ancient civilization; ancient civilisation
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
secret ceremony; ritual; sanctum sanctorum