faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to liken to; to compare to; to pattern after; to model after; to imitate
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
(not) even once; (not) ever
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
again; once more; a second time
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to be fulfilled; to be satisfied
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to leave as is; to ignore
most part; greater part; majority
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
unification; union; oneness
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
foundation stone; cornerstone
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
standard; criterion; norm; average; the norm; the ordinary
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)