field; sphere; realm; division; branch
of inquiring mind; eager to study; enthusiastic in studying
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
trip; excursion; (drug) trip; entering another world (in fantasy fiction); tripcode (hash code of a password, used for signing posts anonymously on imageboards)
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
kōji; malted rice; malt; malt-like material from growing mold on rice, barley, beans, etc. (used as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc.)
koji mold (Aspergillus oryzae)
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
culture; cultivation; cultivation (of plants); growing; cultivation (e.g. of a skill); nurture (of democracy, national power, etc.)
fermentation starter; yeast starter; seed malt
raw materials; ingredient
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
shipping; shipment; forwarding; sending (goods); delivery
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; maker (person or device that makes something)
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
environment; surroundings; circumstances
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
reaching; attaining; arrival
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
(phonograph) record; record (esp. in sports); record (data structure)
certainly; surely; definitely
research; study; investigation
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create