eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
floating (e.g. in air, water); floatation; buoyancy; buoying up (e.g. economy)
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
book; volume; this; present; main; head
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
vitality; (one's) life force
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
town; city; municipal; urban
suddenly; all of a sudden
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
and yet; though; when; in spite of
study; research; investigation
illegal; illicit; unlawful
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
diligent; absorbed (in something)
development; exploitation
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
literature; books (reference); document