sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
advanced level; high grade; senior
high grade; special grade; classy
charm; incantation; spell; magic formula
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
cesspool; sink; manure sink
technique; art; skill; move
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
exceeding what one had heard; beyond one's expectations
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
by myself; in person; by oneself
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
party; set; gang; company; person
extermination; annihilation
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
one day; (on) a certain day
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
still; even now; to this day
remaining quantity; residual quantity
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful