literary history; history of literature
common evil; common fault
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
bowing one's head (in respect or worship); worship; respectfully yours
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
to degenerate; to lapse into
extensive knowledge; erudition
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
potentiality; dormancy; latency
moving; touching; stirring
interest; fun; inspiration
mobilization; mobilisation
person with low tastes; uncultured person; worldly person; ordinary person (who has not entered the priesthood); layperson; layman
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
makeshift; improvised; hurriedly prepared; hastily got up
same person; said person; the person in question; coterie; clique; dōjin
inner; intrinsic; mental; inherited
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
to weave within (hair, fabric, etc.); to braid
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
in general; on the whole; for the most part; by and large; almost all
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
leading (e.g. role); instructive; guiding
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
in accordance with the situation
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate