nature; property; disposition
innateness; innate feature (or character, etc.)
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
example; exercise (for the reader)
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
level ground; plain; flatland
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
poetic sentiment; poetic interest; poetic inspiration
not yet known; unknown; strange
one's possessions; ownership
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
Chang'e (Chinese goddess)
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
the heavens; the skies; celestial sphere; heavenly realm; deva realm
extinction; annihilation; destruction
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
historic; historical; traditional
reminiscence; nostalgia; thinking fondly of the past; recalling the old days
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
original story; original version; this volume
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees