religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
long time; long interval; for quite some time
underground; subterranean
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
dullness (esp. of the skin); lack of luster; dirt; soil; contamination
gem; jewel; precious stone
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
with a start; with a jump
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
spectroscope; spectrograph
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
examination results; test result; test outcome
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
composition; constitution
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
appropriation; misappropriation; making one's own
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
conjecture; guesswork; guess
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
arrest; apprehension; capture
trial; judgement; judgment
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring