this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
high; noble; refined; advanced
derailment; digression; deviation
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
respect and affection; love and respect
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
container; receptacle; utensil; implement; calibre; talent
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
wordly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
adhering to; being a stickler for; being particular about; worrying too much about
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
self-improvement; (mental) training; self-discipline; cultivation
moderate; proper; just right
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
restlessly; fussily; anxiously; to be cramped; to be claustrophobic
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
majolica (type of Italian pottery)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
eta; group comprising the lowest rank of Japan's Edo-period caste system and whose work usually involved handling human bodies or animal carcasses
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive