notables; dignitaries; illustrious families; clear; plain; obvious
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
famous picture; masterpiece (painting); film classic
boundless; vast; limitless; faint; hazy; dim
to be needed; to be wanted
mysterious presence; mysterious atmosphere; aura of mystery
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
taking care of oneself (esp. used as an epistolary imperative); self-love
sympathy; compassion; pity
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
outline; summary; roughly; generally; great ingenuity; excellent resourcefulness
return; conclusion; reduction
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
a little; partially; somewhat; slightly; semi-; -ish
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
of course; certainly; naturally
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
retention; maintenance; preservation
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
when it becomes; when it comes to
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
basic factor; (medical) predisposition; diathesis