promoting; increase; advance
naturalization; naturalisation
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
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)
to approve (of); to be in favor of; to be in favour of
shaft; axle; mandrel; arbor; centre of a group
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
sentiment; sentimentality
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
to become related (through marriage, adoption, etc.); to form a connection (with Buddha)
setting sun; decline (e.g. of industry)
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
very young bride; child bride; childish wife
strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game; opening moves; preparations; preparatory steps; arrangements
starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)
insurance; guarantee; warranty
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
kindergartener; preschooler
standing at attention; standing stiffly upright
taste; liking; preference
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
continuous; unbroken; ceaseless
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
unconsciousness; having no recollection of one's actions
being easily frightened; losing one's nerve; coward; chatter (undesirable vibration in machine tools)
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no