medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
purification rite (esp. one held prior to a Shinto event)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
special training; intensive training; crash course
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
unbleached cloth; unbleached colour (color); unbleached; undyed
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
student (esp. a university student)
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to walk in on; to tread upon
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)