hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
critical point (temperature)
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
may the presiders over warriors be my vanguard (nine-character charm chanted to ward off evil)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
Shangdi (supreme deity in ancient Chinese religion); God; Shakra (king of heaven in Hindu mythology); Indra
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
attachment; obsession; persistence
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
well-tempered; well drilled; well trained
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (location); sum of money
something handed down (usu. an order)
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to offer (put up) resistance
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
appearance; figure; shape; form
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship