material; substance; matter
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to employ; to hire; to charter
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
occupation; calling; livelihood
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
extent to which (something) is true or false; whether or not (something) is true
family; relatives; dependents; household
origin; beginning; source; rise
eight-headed, eight-tailed serpent (in Japanese mythology)
Susanoo-no-Mikoto (deity, younger brother to Amaterasu)
unbroken; uninterrupted; on and on; continuous
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
nature; property; disposition
heating power; thermal power; firepower
wind power; force (level on the Beaufort wind speed scale)
hydraulic power; water power
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
second (unit of time); arc second
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
strength; power; proficiency; ability
body and soul; mind and body
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
great difference; big difference; wide margin
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right