attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
homing instinct; homing ability
principle; theory; fundamental truth
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
effigy; likeness; portrait; statue
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
to stay (at); to stop (at)
links; chain; shackle; linking
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
fanaticism; zealotry; blind devotion
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
lightning strike; lightning bolt
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
royal capital; imperial capital