unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
more than anything; above all else
morally; from the moral point of view
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
scholarship; scientific attainments
rise and fall (e.g. prices); fluctuation; difference (rank, grade, quality, etc.); variation
how; in what way; circumstances
depravity; corruption; degradation
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)
high; noble; refined; advanced
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
sage; wise man; wise person; buddha; bodhisattva; enlightened priest
grinding; polishing; refining (skill, knowledge, etc.); striving to master something
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
man of virtue; humanitarian
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...; or; either ... or
optimism; taking an optimistic view
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos
future (usually near); prospects
numerator; molecule; member; element
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much