relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
letter (e.g. of complaint); letter to the editor; letter from a reader; contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
background research; research into the period
literary criticism or theory
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
middle of the night; dead of night
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
pointing out; identification
(how) many times; (how) often
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another