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 (ritsuryo system)
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
general; popular; common; typical
eradication of malignant spirits (esp. used in fantasy and science fiction)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
guidance; showing the way; massage; tao yin; Taoist Neigong
perception; sensing; noticing
training; drill; practice; discipline
spirit residing in the ground
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
council (consultatory, advisory); board of trustees
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
chalice (for Holy Communion); Holy Chalice; Holy Grail
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
to go along; to walk along; to follow
tacit understanding; connection (of thoughts); collusion; blood vessel
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect)
to jump at; to be attracted by
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur