essence; true nature; substance; reality
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
that's the way it is; such is life
anything and everything; just about everything
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; virtue; benefit
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
decorum; propriety; politeness
the front; honest; upright; decent
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
thorough; exhaustive; complete
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
direct connection; direct link
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
at; in; at; when; by; with
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.); personal message; handwritten letter; autograph letter
one's own handwriting; autograph
easy to read; legible; clear
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)