core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
origin; source; beginning; starting point
inseparable; indivisible; undetachable
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
gifted education; special education for gifted children
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
physical condition; state of health; shape
finishing in one go; completing in one sitting; (doing something) in a single breath
drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
reserve; reticence; unfriendliness; estrangement
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
light; lamp; obsolete unit of luminous intensity (approx. 1.0067 candela)
cool breeze; cool air; refreshing coolness
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
yen (currency of Japan); circle
dice; die; baton (of command)
counter for wheels and flowers
imperial virtue; heavenly virtue; greatest virtue; highest virtue
home and abroad; domestic and foreign; inside and outside; interior and exterior
ring; band; ring; circum-
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
to boil strongly; to be excited
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
operation (of a bus or train service); service; running; movement (of a heavenly body); motion; revolution
overlapping; piling; stacking
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
to look up (at); to look upwards; to respect; to look up to
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
jewel; gem; gem (of a story, essay, etc.); accomplished work; beautiful piece
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
favoritism; favouritism; partiality
(person of) high rank and office (exalted station); persons in high positions
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
looking on from afar; being a spectator